by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 67 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general materials engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 712 doctor's degrees in general materials engineering to qualified students.
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The materials processing and manufacturing doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality materials processing and manufacturing program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general materials engineering students working on their doctor's degree.
The materials processing and manufacturing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general materials engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's difficult to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general materials engineering. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
It is difficult to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general materials engineering. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from Northwestern University
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general materials engineering. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from University of Pennsylvania
It's hard to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general materials engineering. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from Stanford University
Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus
Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from University of Florida
Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station
Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison
U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Here are some additional great schools for General Materials Engineering students that almost earned our Best General Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 12 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 13 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 14 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 15 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
| 16 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
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