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Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the best school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson 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 #6 on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

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

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 16 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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