2025 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas
6
Colleges in Texas
248
Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$75,977
Avg Early-Career Salary
Materials Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #154 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for materials engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 248 degrees in materials engineering annually.
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Choosing a Great Materials Engineering School
Your choice of materials engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Materials Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Materials Engineering Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Materials Engineering in Texas
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the materials engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Texas Schools in Materials Engineering
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
109
Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
Texas A&M University - College Station is a good option for students pursuing a degree in materials engineering. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 109 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
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It's difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student pursuing a degree in materials engineering has to take a look at University of Houston. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 20 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in materials engineering from University of Houston
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TX
It's hard to beat The University of Texas at Dallas if you wish to pursue a degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #209 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
49
Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 49 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.
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