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Best Materials Engineering Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges
$64,436 Avg Salary
$21,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 203 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #115 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Materials Engineering Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Illinois

Check out the materials engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Illinois Schools in Materials Engineering

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for materials engineering students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Materials Engineering majors at UIUC take out an average of $21,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $453.

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The excellent programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 183
Ohio 179
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 77

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

Majors Similar 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 3 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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