2025 Best Materials Sciences Schools in New York

Materials Sciences degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #265 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of materials sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 85 degrees in materials sciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Materials Sciences Schools List

Materials Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Materials Sciences Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Materials Sciences in New York

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the materials science degree levels they offer.

Top New York Schools in Materials Science

1

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

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in materials sciences. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a degree in materials sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Materials Science Degrees Awarded

38.7% Growth in Graduates

Rochester Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in materials sciences. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.More information about a degree 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	334	182
New Jersey	273	21
District of Columbia	188	5
Delaware	175	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Materials Science

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Materials Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Materials Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Materials Science	84
Materials Chemistry	1

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Majors Similar to Materials Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	1,347
Physics	1,121
General Physical Sciences	755
Geological & Earth Sciences	503
Other Physical Science	216
Astronomy & Astrophysics	93
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	74

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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.