by our College Data Analytics TeamMaterials Engineering draws students to programs nationwide. To top this list, a school graduates more materials engineering students than other colleges offering the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in materials engineering at each of the 112 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most materials engineering students in the United States.
No school graduates more materials engineering students than Texas A And M University College Station this year. Texas A And M University College Station is a public school located in the city of College Station. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 121 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Get the full materials engineering details for Texas A And M University College Station
Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus is one of the most popular materials engineering schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Atlanta. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 114 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Get the full materials engineering details for Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus
Purdue University Main Campus ranks #3 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 113 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Read the full materials engineering report for Purdue University Main Campus
A rank of #4 makes University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign one of the most popular schools for materials engineering. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 113 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Read the full materials engineering report for University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
University Of Washington Seattle Campus ranks #5 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a public school located in the city of Seattle. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 107 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Read the full materials engineering report for University Of Washington Seattle Campus
University Of Florida comes in at #6 for materials engineering this year. Set in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida is a public institution. University Of Florida graduated around 101 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full materials engineering details for University Of Florida
University Of Michigan Ann Arbor ranked #7 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public university. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor graduated around 101 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Read the full materials engineering report for University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
University Of California Los Angeles landed the #8 spot among the most popular materials engineering schools. University Of California Los Angeles is a public school located in the city of Los Angeles. University Of California Los Angeles graduated around 88 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Read the full materials engineering report for University Of California Los Angeles
Northwestern University ranked #9 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. Set in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 86 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. See more about materials engineering at Northwestern University
Cornell University comes in at #10 for materials engineering this year. Set in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 83 materials engineering degrees in the most recent year. Read the full materials engineering report for Cornell University
Arizona State University ranked #11 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. Arizona State University is a public school located in the city of Tempe. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 76 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Get the full materials engineering details for Arizona State University
Stanford University landed the #12 spot among the most popular materials engineering schools. Set in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 74 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Get the full materials engineering details for Stanford University
Ohio State University Main Campus placed #13 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State University Main Campus is a public university. Ohio State University Main Campus graduated around 67 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Read the full materials engineering report for Ohio State University Main Campus
University Of Pennsylvania placed #14 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. University Of Pennsylvania graduated around 66 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full materials engineering details for University Of Pennsylvania
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University ranked #15 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. Set in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a public institution. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University graduated around 65 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full materials engineering details for Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
North Carolina State University At Raleigh comes in at #16 for materials engineering this year. North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a public school located in the city of Raleigh. This school awarded about 63 materials engineering degrees in the most recent year. Read the full materials engineering report for North Carolina State University At Raleigh
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo ranked #17 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo is a public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo graduated around 59 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full materials engineering details for California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
University Of Wisconsin Madison comes in at #18 for materials engineering this year. University Of Wisconsin Madison is a public school located in the city of Madison. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 58 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Get the full materials engineering details for University Of Wisconsin Madison
Johns Hopkins University ranked #19 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit university. Johns Hopkins University graduated around 52 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about materials engineering at Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ranked #20 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. Set in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 52 materials engineering degrees in the most recent year. See more about materials engineering at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
University Of California San Diego ranked #21 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. Located in the city of La Jolla, University Of California San Diego is a public university. University Of California San Diego graduated around 52 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full materials engineering details for University Of California San Diego
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities placed #22 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public institution. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities graduated around 45 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Read the full materials engineering report for University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
University Of California Irvine ranked #23 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. University Of California Irvine is a public school located in the city of Irvine. University Of California Irvine graduated around 44 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Read the full materials engineering report for University Of California Irvine
The University Of Tennessee landed the #24 spot among the most popular materials engineering schools. The University Of Tennessee is a public school located in the city of Knoxville. This school awarded about 39 materials engineering degrees in the most recent year. Read the full materials engineering report for The University Of Tennessee
University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus landed the #25 spot among the most popular materials engineering schools. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 38 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Read the full materials engineering report for University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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