2025 Best General Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

a bachelor's degree in general materials engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #192 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 bachelor's degrees in general materials engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general materials engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general materials engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general materials engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general materials engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Materials Engineering in New York

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general materials engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general materials engineering. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.More information about a bachelor’s in general materials engineering from Cornell University

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general materials engineering. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.More information about a bachelor’s in general materials engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Best General Materials Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Materials Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	698	91
Maryland	370	48

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Rankings in Majors Related to Materials Processing and Manufacturing

General Materials Engineering is one of 0 different types of Materials Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Panoramedia. More about our data sources and methodologies.