2025 Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas

a master's degree in materials engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #108 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 64 master's degrees in materials engineering to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on materials engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of materials engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for materials engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized materials engineering related body.

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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Texas list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Materials Engineering in Texas

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for materials engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Texas Schools for a Master's in Materials Engineering

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

24 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in materials engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

12 Annual Graduates

University of North Texas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in materials engineering from University of North Texas

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	180	39
Oklahoma	153	4
New Mexico	114	12

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Materials Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Materials Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Materials Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Materials Engineering	64

Most Popular Majors Related to Materials Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	512
Civil Engineering	495
Industrial Engineering	492
Electrical Engineering	481
Computer Engineering	415
General Engineering	388
Systems Engineering	244
Biomedical Engineering	213
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	191
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	161

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Panoramedia. More about our data sources and methodologies.