2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in materials engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #42 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in the New England Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for materials engineering, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some 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

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for materials engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Materials Engineering in the New England Region

The following list ranks 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

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

21 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in materials engineering. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials engineering in Massachusetts.

There were about 21 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

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

2

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in materials engineering. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials engineering in Connecticut.

There were roughly 7 materials engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from University of Connecticut

3

Boston University
Boston, MA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Boston University is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in materials engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials engineering in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 4 materials engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MA

#3 Best Quality In MA

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials engineering in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 3 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	147	50
Connecticut	95	18

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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.

Majors Similar to Materials Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	139
Mechanical Engineering	138
Biomedical Engineering	92
Chemical Engineering	76
Civil Engineering	54
Engineering Science	49
Computer Engineering	42
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	21
Engineering Physics	21
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	21

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).
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