2025 Best Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York

Materials Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #190 out of the 343 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 56 master's degrees in materials sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on materials sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other materials sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt materials sciences students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized materials sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for materials sciences students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The materials science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Materials Sciences in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in materials sciences.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Materials Science

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

29 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in materials sciences. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in materials sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

17 Annual Graduates

Rochester Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in materials sciences. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.More information about a master’s in materials sciences from Rochester Institute of Technology

Best Materials Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Materials Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	248	38
New Jersey	188	18
District of Columbia	154	5
Delaware	109	5

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Materials Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Materials Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Materials Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Materials Science	56

Majors Similar to Materials Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	289
Chemistry	240
Geological & Earth Sciences	75
Astronomy & Astrophysics	23
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	11
Other Physical Science	5
General Physical Sciences	1

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 Per Henning. More about our data sources and methodologies.