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

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.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of materials engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 28 doctor's degrees in materials engineering to qualified students.

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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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

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 medium-sized 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 roughly 21 materials engineering individuals 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

Boston University
Boston, MA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in materials engineering. Located in the 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 approximately 4 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from Boston University

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

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 roughly 3 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
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
Mechanical Engineering	118
Electrical Engineering	113
Chemical Engineering	68
Biomedical Engineering	66
Civil Engineering	37
Engineering Science	26
Computer Engineering	26
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	21
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	21
Systems Engineering	17

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.