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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas

9 Colleges
$41,942 Avg Salary
$20,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 192 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials engineering students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #155 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas

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

Top Texas Schools in Materials Engineering

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #8 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, materials engineering graduates from UNT take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Materials Engineering at University of North Texas Report

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 101
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 19

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 9 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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