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

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Finding the Best Materials Engineering Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for materials engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Doctor’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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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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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 13 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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