2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Pennsylvania

Materials Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #101 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 master's degrees in materials engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in materials engineering matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Pennsylvania ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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 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 Master’s Students to Study Materials Engineering in Pennsylvania

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for materials engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

49 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pennsylvania is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in materials engineering. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in materials engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 49 materials engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in materials engineering from University of Pennsylvania

2

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Drexel University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in materials engineering. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in materials engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 22 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in materials engineering has to check out University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in materials engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 10 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in materials engineering from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Lehigh University if you want to pursue a master's degree in materials engineering. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bethlehem. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in materials engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 5 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	249	65
Maryland	190	33
New Jersey	178	7
District of Columbia	151	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Materials Engineering

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Materials Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Materials Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	632
Mechanical Engineering	385
Biomedical Engineering	181
Computer Engineering	171
Civil Engineering	170
Chemical Engineering	160
Robotics Engineering	85
Industrial Engineering	69
Systems Engineering	52
Other Engineering	39

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.