2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for materials engineering majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for materials engineering students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Georgia Tech take out is $21,375.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
On average, materials engineering graduates from UF take out $14,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Virginia Tech take out is $27,070.
Clemson University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best materials engineering programs. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Clemson take out is $23,000.
Auburn University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best materials engineering programs. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
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North Carolina State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
On average, materials engineering graduates from NC State take out $21,970 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 114 |
| Virginia | 103 |
| North Carolina | 61 |
| Florida | 153 |
| Tennessee | 57 |
| Kentucky | 29 |
| South Carolina | 59 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Alabama | 65 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
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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 Majors Related 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 21 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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