by our College Data Analytics TeamMaterials Engineering is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. 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 58 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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These are the schools that award the most bachelor’s degree degrees in materials engineering.
Leading the list of the most popular materials engineering schools is University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign. Set in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public institution. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign graduated around 65 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about materials engineering at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
A rank of #2 makes Purdue University Main Campus one of the most popular schools for materials engineering. Set in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a public institution. This school awarded about 62 materials engineering degrees in the most recent year. Get the full materials engineering details for Purdue University Main Campus
Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus ranks #3 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 60 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Read the full materials engineering report for Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo ranks #4 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo is a public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. This school awarded about 59 materials engineering degrees in the most recent year. Get the full materials engineering details for California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
A rank of #5 makes Texas A And M University College Station one of the most popular schools for materials engineering. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A And M University College Station is a public university. This school awarded about 56 materials engineering degrees in the most recent year. Get the full materials engineering details for Texas A And M University College Station
University Of Washington Seattle Campus ranked #6 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a public school located in the city of Seattle. This school awarded about 41 materials engineering degrees in the most recent year. See more about materials engineering at University Of Washington Seattle Campus
University Of Wisconsin Madison placed #7 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Madison, University Of Wisconsin Madison is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 39 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. See more about materials engineering at University Of Wisconsin Madison
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University landed the #8 spot among the most popular materials engineering schools. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University graduated around 37 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full materials engineering details for Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
University Of Florida placed #9 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. University Of Florida is a public school located in the city of Gainesville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 35 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Read the full materials engineering report for University Of Florida
University Of Michigan Ann Arbor landed the #10 spot among the most popular materials engineering schools. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor graduated around 33 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Read the full materials engineering report for University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
Arizona State University landed the #11 spot among the most popular materials engineering schools. Set in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 31 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Get the full materials engineering details for Arizona State University
Iowa State University ranked #12 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. Set in the city of Ames, Iowa State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 30 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. See more about materials engineering at Iowa State University
Ohio State University Main Campus comes in at #13 for materials engineering this year. Ohio State University Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Columbus. Ohio State University Main Campus graduated around 30 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Read the full materials engineering report for Ohio State University Main Campus
University Of California Los Angeles placed #14 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Los Angeles, University Of California Los Angeles is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 28 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Get the full materials engineering details for University Of California Los Angeles
Cornell University placed #15 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution. Cornell University graduated around 26 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about materials engineering at Cornell University
North Carolina State University At Raleigh landed the #16 spot among the most popular materials engineering schools. North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a public school located in the city of Raleigh. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 25 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Get the full materials engineering details for North Carolina State University At Raleigh
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities landed the #17 spot among the most popular materials engineering schools. Located in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public university. This school awarded about 25 materials engineering degrees in the most recent year. Get the full materials engineering details for University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus ranked #18 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is a public school located in the city of Pittsburgh. University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus graduated around 25 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Read the full materials engineering report for University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ranked #19 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. Located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 23 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. Read the full materials engineering report for Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Michigan Technological University placed #20 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Technological University is a public university. Michigan Technological University graduated around 23 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Read the full materials engineering report for Michigan Technological University
University Of California Irvine comes in at #21 for materials engineering this year. Set in the city of Irvine, University Of California Irvine is a public institution. University Of California Irvine graduated around 22 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Read the full materials engineering report for University Of California Irvine
Winona State University placed #22 for materials engineering by yearly graduations. Winona State University is a public school located in the town of Winona. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 22 students earned a degree in materials engineering from this school. See more about materials engineering at Winona State University
University Of California Riverside comes in at #23 for materials engineering this year. Located in the city of Riverside, University Of California Riverside is a public university. University Of California Riverside graduated around 21 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about materials engineering at University Of California Riverside
Northwestern University ranked #24 on our list of the most popular materials engineering schools. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 19 materials engineering degrees in the most recent year. See more about materials engineering at Northwestern University
University Of Kentucky comes in at #25 for materials engineering this year. University Of Kentucky is a public school located in the city of Lexington. University Of Kentucky graduated around 19 materials engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full materials engineering details for University Of Kentucky
These schools also rank among the most popular for materials engineering this year:
These schools also graduate students in materials engineering every year and are worth a look:
| Rank | School | Location | Materials Engineering Graduations |
|---|---|---|---|
| #51 | Illinois Institute Of Technology | Chicago, IL | 5 |
| #52 | New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology | Socorro, NM | 5 |
| #53 | University Of Virginia Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA | 5 |
| #54 | Alfred University | Alfred, NY | 4 |
| #55 | University At Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | 4 |
| #56 | California Institute Of Technology | Pasadena, CA | 2 |
| #57 | Saint Vincent College | Latrobe, PA | 2 |
| #58 | Wright State University Main Campus | Dayton, OH | 2 |
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This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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