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2025 Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region

4 Colleges in the New England Region
205 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #199 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general materials engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 205 degrees in general materials engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Materials Engineering School

Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region Your choice of general materials engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Materials Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your General Materials Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
Master's Degrees in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
Doctor's Degrees in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

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 Schools in the New England Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Materials Engineering in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of materials processing and manufacturing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
76 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were about 76 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

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2
Boston U crest
Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
39 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general materials engineering has to check out Boston University. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 39 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
48 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the town of Storrs. This university ranks 3rd out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 48 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA

It is difficult to beat Worcester Polytechnic Institute if you want to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 8th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 28 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year.

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Best General Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 129
Connecticut 538 55

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One of 0 majors within the Materials Engineering area of study, General Materials Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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