2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Materials Engineering 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Materials Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for materials engineering students. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Cornell take out is $15,500.
The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
While working on their degree, materials engineering majors at Lehigh accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
After completing their degree, materials engineering graduates from RPI carry an average student debtload of $23,902.
Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Read full report on Materials Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #8 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Full Materials Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park Report
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.
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 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 15 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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