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2026 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Kentucky

1 Colleges in the United States
23 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$49,568 Avg Early-Career Salary

Materials Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their materials engineering programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for materials engineering students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Materials Engineering in Kentucky

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

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University Of Kentucky tops our 2026 ranking of the best materials engineering schools. Set in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a very large public institution. University Of Kentucky graduates 71% of students within six years. University Of Kentucky awarded about 23 materials engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Materials Engineering graduates of University Of Kentucky earn a median of $49,568 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $24,094 to complete this degree. See the full materials engineering program report for University Of Kentucky

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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