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2025 Best General Materials Engineering Schools in Texas

6 Colleges in Texas
248 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in general materials engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #199 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Materials Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 248 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 Texas Your choice of general materials engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Materials Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

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 Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Materials Engineering in Texas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the materials processing and manufacturing degree levels they offer.

Top Texas Schools in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

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

Texas A&M University - College Station is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general materials engineering. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station. 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 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
35.7% Growth in Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is a great option for students interested in a degree in general materials engineering. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 14 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
80.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Houston is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general materials engineering. UH is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Houston. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 20 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

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

The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general materials engineering. UT Dallas is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richardson. A Best Colleges rank of #209 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
49 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

UNT is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. This university ranks 13th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 49 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Marcos. This university ranks 16th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 8 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Materials Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 101
Oklahoma 565 6
New Mexico 416 19

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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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