2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Wisconsin

Materials Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #144 out of the 338 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the most popular for materials engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 73 bachelor's degrees in materials engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Materials Engineering School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The materials engineering bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Wisconsin ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of materials engineering students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Materials Engineering Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for materials engineering.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Materials Engineering in Wisconsin

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in materials engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Materials Engineering Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

50 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in materials engineering. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in materials engineering in Wisconsin.

There were about 50 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

Soon after graduating, materials engineering bachelor's recipients typically make around $66,300 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in materials engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

16 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WI

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in materials engineering needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. UWM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Milwaukee. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in materials engineering in Wisconsin.

There were about 16 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in materials engineering from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a popular option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in materials engineering. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public university located in the city of Eau Claire.

There were about 7 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in materials engineering from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	255	86
Ohio	246	65
Illinois	231	111
Indiana	227	63

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Rankings in Majors Related to Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	770
Electrical Engineering	338
Civil Engineering	307
Computer Engineering	258
Biomedical Engineering	236
Industrial Engineering	227
Chemical Engineering	155
Agricultural Engineering	68
Engineering Physics	38
Engineering Mechanics	35

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.