General Metallurgical Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #831 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Metallurgical Engineering Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 189 degrees in general metallurgical engineering annually.
Choosing a Great General Metallurgical Engineering School
Your choice of general metallurgical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general metallurgical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your General Metallurgical Engineering Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Metallurgical Engineering Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for General Metallurgical Engineering in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of general metallurgical engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat Colorado School of Mines if you want to pursue a degree in general metallurgical engineering. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.
There were roughly 78 general metallurgical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent year we have data available.
Missouri University of Science and Technology is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general metallurgical engineering. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 5th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 18 general metallurgical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in general metallurgical engineering needs to look into South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.
There were approximately 10 general metallurgical engineering students who graduated with this degree at SD Mines in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Texas at El Paso is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general metallurgical engineering. UTEP is a very large public university located in the large city of El Paso. This university ranks 49th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 22 general metallurgical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent data year.
Rankings in Majors Related to General Metallurgical Engineering
General Metallurgical Engineering is one of 0 different types of Metallurgical Engineering programs to choose from.
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).