by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2024, College Factual analyzed 81 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,090 master's degrees in general materials engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The materials processing and manufacturing master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master'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.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general materials engineering students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master'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.
Stanford University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general materials engineering. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from Stanford University
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general materials engineering needs to look into Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University is a great option for students pursuing a master's degree in general materials engineering. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from Northwestern University
It's hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a master's degree in general materials engineering. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from University of Pennsylvania
Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from Cornell University
UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from University of California - Los Angeles
UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from Johns Hopkins University
UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from University of Florida
Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general materials engineering from University of Dayton
Here are some additional great schools for General Materials Engineering students that almost earned our Best General Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 14 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 15 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 16 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 17 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 18 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| 19 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 20 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
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