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Best Schools for Materials Engineering in Wisconsin
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the materials engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Materials Engineering
University Of Wisconsin Madison tops our 2026 ranking of the best materials engineering schools. This very large public university is located in the city of Madison. University Of Wisconsin Madison graduates 90% of students within six years. There were roughly 58 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at University Of Wisconsin Madison in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, materials engineering degree recipients from University Of Wisconsin Madison generally make around $76,662. University Of Wisconsin Madison graduates carry a median of $20,676 in student loans.
Read more about the materials engineering program at University Of Wisconsin Madison
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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