2025 Best General Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

General Materials Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #192 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general materials engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 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 colleges for general materials engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The materials processing and manufacturing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Materials Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general materials engineering.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Utah if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general materials engineering. U of U is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.More information about a bachelor’s in general materials engineering from University of Utah

2

Boise State University
Boise, ID

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Boise State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general materials engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general materials engineering from Boise State University

Best General Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	415	27
Idaho	312	33

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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).
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