Materials Engineering is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on materials engineering — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 88 schools in the United States that offer materials engineering awards in the field.
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Most Focused Schools for Materials Engineering in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most focused on materials engineering in the United States, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to materials engineering than New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology. New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology is a public school located in the town of Socorro. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in materials engineering, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year.
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California Institute Of Technology is one of the most focused materials engineering schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Pasadena, California Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. About 3% of the degrees California Institute Of Technology awards are in materials engineering, or about 20 graduates in the most recent year.
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Alfred University came in at #3 on our list of the most focused materials engineering schools. Set in the rural area of Alfred, Alfred University is a private not-for-profit institution. Materials Engineering accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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Michigan Technological University came in at #4 on our list of the most focused materials engineering schools. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Technological University is a public university. Materials Engineering accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 34 graduates in the most recent year.
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Winona State University ranks #5 for materials engineering by degree focus. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State University is a public university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in materials engineering, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute comes in at #6 for materials engineering focus this year. Located in the city of Troy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit university. About 1% of the degrees Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute awards are in materials engineering, or about 25 graduates in the most recent year.
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology comes in at #7 for materials engineering focus this year. Located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit university. About 1% of the degrees Massachusetts Institute Of Technology awards are in materials engineering, or about 52 graduates in the most recent year.
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Stanford University ranked #8 on our list of the most focused materials engineering schools. Set in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 1% of the degrees Stanford University awards are in materials engineering, or about 74 graduates in the most recent year.
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Montana Tech Of The University Of Montana ranked #9 on our list of the most focused materials engineering schools. Montana Tech Of The University Of Montana is a public school located in the town of Butte. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in materials engineering, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Colorado School Of Mines ranked #10 on our list of the most focused materials engineering schools. Colorado School Of Mines is a public school located in the suburb of Golden. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in materials engineering, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year.
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California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo landed the #11 spot among the most focused materials engineering schools. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo is a public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. Materials Engineering accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 59 graduates in the most recent year.
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Northwestern University comes in at #12 for materials engineering focus this year. Set in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in materials engineering, or about 86 graduates in the most recent year.
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Cornell University comes in at #13 for materials engineering focus this year. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. Materials Engineering accounts for around 1.0% of the degrees granted here, or about 83 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of California Merced landed the #14 spot among the most focused materials engineering schools. University Of California Merced is a public school located in the suburb of Merced. Materials Engineering accounts for around 1.0% of the degrees granted here, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year.
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Metropolitan State College Of Denver landed the #15 spot among the most focused materials engineering schools. Located in the city of Denver, Metropolitan State College Of Denver is a public university. Materials Engineering accounts for around 1.0% of the degrees granted here, or about 34 graduates in the most recent year.
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Lehigh University placed #16 for materials engineering by degree focus. Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem. About 0.9% of the degrees Lehigh University awards are in materials engineering, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year.
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Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus ranked #17 on our list of the most focused materials engineering schools. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus is a public university. About 0.9% of the degrees Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus awards are in materials engineering, or about 114 graduates in the most recent year.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #18 on our list of the most focused materials engineering schools. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester. About 0.9% of the degrees Worcester Polytechnic Institute awards are in materials engineering, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year.
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Purdue University Main Campus comes in at #19 for materials engineering focus this year. Set in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.8% of all degrees awarded are in materials engineering, or about 113 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Washington Seattle Campus placed #20 for materials engineering by degree focus. Set in the city of Seattle, University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.7% of all degrees awarded are in materials engineering, or about 107 graduates in the most recent year.
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Case Western Reserve University ranked #21 on our list of the most focused materials engineering schools. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit university. About 0.7% of the degrees Case Western Reserve University awards are in materials engineering, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign placed #22 for materials engineering by degree focus. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public university. Materials Engineering accounts for around 0.7% of the degrees granted here, or about 113 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Pennsylvania placed #23 for materials engineering by degree focus. University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. About 0.6% of the degrees University Of Pennsylvania awards are in materials engineering, or about 66 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Michigan Ann Arbor ranked #24 on our list of the most focused materials engineering schools. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. Materials Engineering accounts for around 0.6% of the degrees granted here, or about 101 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Dayton landed the #25 spot among the most focused materials engineering schools. Located in the city of Dayton, University Of Dayton is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.6% of all degrees awarded are in materials engineering, or about 20 graduates in the most recent year.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Focused Materials Engineering Schools
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most focused materials engineering list:
The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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 our data about colleges.
