2023 Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for materials engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Materials Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, materials engineering graduates from Georgia Tech take out $19,990 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, materials engineering majors at UF accumulate an average of around $15,704 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
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North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for materials engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
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University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for materials engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 114 |
| Virginia | 103 |
| North Carolina | 61 |
| Florida | 153 |
| Tennessee | 57 |
| Kentucky | 29 |
| South Carolina | 59 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Alabama | 65 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Materials Engineering
| 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).
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