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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

5 Colleges
$80,203 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

With 129 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials engineering is the #133 most popular major in Massachusetts.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools in Materials Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in Massachusetts for materials engineering students. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in Massachusetts. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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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 Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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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 #4 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for materials engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 55
Maine 0

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

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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