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2023 Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$79,677 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering Master'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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Materials Engineering

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 23
Minnesota 81
Iowa 42
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 7

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 5 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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