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2023 Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

12 Colleges
$79,677 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials engineering was ranked #158 in the country. In fact 3,415 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Michigan Technological University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree materials engineering programs. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 183
Ohio 179
Illinois 203
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 77

One of 40 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 12 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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