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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges
$71,006 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

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. 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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Materials Engineering Colleges.

Top New England Region Schools in Materials Engineering

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

After completing their degree, materials engineering graduates from UCONN carry an average student debtload of $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $509.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 129
Connecticut 55
Maine 0

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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 6 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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