by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for materials engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 66 master's degrees in materials engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The materials engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality materials engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for materials engineering students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in materials engineering.
Boston University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in materials engineering from Boston University
University of Connecticut is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in materials engineering. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs.More information about a master’s in materials engineering from University of Connecticut
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a wonderful decision for students interested in a master's degree in materials engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in materials engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 222 | 69 |
| Connecticut | 153 | 4 |
Materials Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Materials Engineering | 66 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | 1,065 |
| Electrical Engineering | 709 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 586 |
| General Engineering | 560 |
| Other Engineering | 364 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 327 |
| Civil Engineering | 323 |
| Systems Engineering | 277 |
| Robotics Engineering | 224 |
| Industrial Engineering | 133 |