by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 131 doctor's degrees in materials engineering to qualified students.
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Your choice of materials engineering for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for materials engineering students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in materials engineering.
It's difficult to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
University of Florida is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in materials engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from University of Florida
University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in materials engineering. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus
It's hard to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in materials engineering. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from North Carolina State University
UCF is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando.More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from University of Central Florida
Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 138 | 31 |
| Virginia | 127 | 19 |
| Georgia | 126 | 37 |
| North Carolina | 115 | 14 |
| Mississippi | 113 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 102 | 20 |
| Alabama | 98 | 12 |
| South Carolina | 91 | 4 |
| Kentucky | 87 | 2 |
| Arkansas | 58 | 1 |
One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Materials Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Materials Engineering | 131 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 528 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 295 |
| Civil Engineering | 286 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 283 |
| General Engineering | 209 |
| Chemical Engineering | 161 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 102 |
| Computer Engineering | 101 |
| Industrial Engineering | 92 |
| Other Engineering | 71 |