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

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 Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 master's degrees in materials engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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 Virginia

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

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in materials engineering. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in materials engineering in Virginia. More information about a master’s in materials engineering from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in materials engineering has to check out Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in materials engineering in Virginia. More information about a master’s in materials engineering from Virginia Tech

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
North Carolina	167	26
Tennessee	156	10
Alabama	147	32
South Carolina	141	5
Kentucky	140	1
Mississippi	120	1
West Virginia	108	1

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Engineering	180
Civil Engineering	160
Computer Engineering	143
General Engineering	114
Electrical Engineering	101
Systems Engineering	84
Industrial Engineering	51
Mechanical Engineering	44
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	29
Chemical Engineering	19

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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