2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Illinois

A doctor's degree in materials engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #42 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for materials engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 doctor's degrees in materials engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The materials engineering doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Illinois ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality materials engineering program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for materials engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Materials Engineering in Illinois

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Materials Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

33 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in materials engineering has to check out Northwestern University. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials engineering in Illinois.

There were roughly 33 materials engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

26 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in materials engineering. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials engineering in Illinois.

There were roughly 26 materials engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials engineering in Illinois.

There were approximately 2 materials engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago

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Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Illinois Institute of Technology is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in materials engineering. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials engineering in Illinois.

There were about 1 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	11
Ohio	144	32
Indiana	130	23
Wisconsin	104	10

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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 Majors Related to Materials Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	106
Mechanical Engineering	90
Civil Engineering	60
Chemical Engineering	54
Biomedical Engineering	48
Industrial Engineering	19
Computer Engineering	13
Environmental Engineering	13
Nuclear Engineering	11
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	9

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.