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2023 Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

Materials Engineering is the #158 most popular major in the country with 3,415 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Materials Engineering

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, materials engineering majors at Cornell accumulate an average of around $14,096 in student debt.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Materials Engineering majors at RPI take out an average of $23,034 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

Alfred University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 235
New York 158
Maryland 89
New Jersey 9
District of Columbia 0

Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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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