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Best Materials Engineering Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Virginia

2 Colleges
$60,906 Avg Salary
$27,070 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

With 103 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials engineering is the #136 most popular major in Virginia.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for materials engineering majors pursuing a .

Top Virginia Schools in Materials Engineering

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Virginia Tech take out is $27,070.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 114
North Carolina 61
Florida 153
Tennessee 57
Kentucky 29
South Carolina 59
Louisiana 8
Arkansas 1
Alabama 65
Mississippi 3
West Virginia 1

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 2 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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