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Most Popular Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges
$64,953 Avg Salary
$23,030 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 203 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #115 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Of the 68 students majoring in materials engineering at UIUC, 66% are male and 34% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, materials engineering majors at UIUC accumulate an average of around $19,281 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $453.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

About 24% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.

Full Materials Engineering at Northwestern University Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 43% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 183
Ohio 179
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 77

Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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