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2024 Best General Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

17 Colleges in the Southeast Region
143 Doctor's Degrees
Ranked #36 in popularity, general materials engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 17 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 143 doctor's degrees in general materials engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Materials Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best General Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of general materials engineering for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

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.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Materials Engineering in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general materials engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Annual Graduates

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general materials engineering. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
19 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general materials engineering. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from University of Florida

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general materials engineering has to check out University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14 Annual Graduates

North Carolina State University is a great decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general materials engineering. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from North Carolina State University

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from Virginia Tech

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4 Annual Graduates

Clemson is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from Clemson University

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
20 Annual Graduates

UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Knoxville.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from Auburn University

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from Tulane University of Louisiana

10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from University of Central Florida

Best General Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 217 31
North Carolina 190 14
Georgia 190 37
Virginia 182 19
Mississippi 154 3
Tennessee 150 20
Alabama 139 12
South Carolina 135 4
Kentucky 119 2
Arkansas 74 1

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