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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in materials engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #101 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 27 master's degrees in materials engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Other Rankings

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Materials Engineering in North Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in materials engineering.

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

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

26 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

North Carolina State University is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in materials engineering. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in materials engineering in North Carolina. More information about a master’s in materials engineering from North Carolina State University

2

Duke University
Durham, NC

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Duke University if you want to pursue a master's degree in materials engineering. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in materials engineering in North Carolina. More information about a master’s in materials engineering from Duke University

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	84
Georgia	186	9
Virginia	175	27
Tennessee	156	10
Alabama	147	32
South Carolina	141	5
Kentucky	140	1
Mississippi	120	1
West Virginia	108	1

View All Rankings >

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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	281
Mechanical Engineering	163
Computer Engineering	125
Civil Engineering	116
Biomedical Engineering	107
Industrial Engineering	67
Textile Engineering	60
Manufacturing Engineering	58
Chemical Engineering	49
Other Engineering	23

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.