2025 Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in materials sciences. It is ranked #265 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of materials sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 48 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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Materials Sciences in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of materials science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Materials Science

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke University is a good option for students interested in a degree in materials sciences. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a degree in materials sciences from Duke University

2

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Alabama is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in materials sciences. Located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in materials sciences from The University of Alabama

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	2
Florida	282	5
North Carolina	279	9
Virginia	274	5
Tennessee	269	5
Arkansas	234	11
Alabama	233	2

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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	34
Materials Chemistry	14

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	4,991
Physics	2,179
Geological & Earth Sciences	1,611
General Physical Sciences	221
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	210
Astronomy & Astrophysics	176
Other Physical Science	149
Physics and Astronomy	33

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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.