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2023 Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

12 Colleges
$64,953 Avg Salary
$23,030 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials engineering was ranked #158 in the country. In fact 3,415 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for materials engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, materials engineering graduates from Purdue take out $17,739 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Materials Engineering majors at UIUC take out an average of $19,281 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $453, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Full Materials Engineering at Michigan State University Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, materials engineering graduates from Ohio State take out $21,527 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 183
Ohio 179
Illinois 203
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 77

One of 40 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Panoramedia.

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