Materials Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #108 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of materials engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 58 master's degrees in materials engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to materials engineering students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other materials engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt materials engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized materials engineering related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for 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 Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Materials Engineering in Arizona
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in materials engineering.
Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Materials Engineering
Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in materials engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their master's from the materials engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $108,956.
Arizona State University - Skysong is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a master's degree in materials engineering. ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
Students who graduate with their master's from the materials engineering program report average early career income of $108,956.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
