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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials engineering was ranked #158 in the country. In fact 3,415 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

Check out the materials engineering bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 33% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in materials engineering at Boise State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, materials engineering graduates from Boise State carry an average student debt load of $22,252.

Full Materials Engineering at Boise State University Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

Of the 7 students majoring in materials engineering at U of I, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 35
Utah 43
Idaho 49
Montana 4

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 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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