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

4 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 24% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Of the 30 students majoring in materials engineering at Texas A&M College Station, 63% are male and 37% are female.

Full Materials Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Of the 24 students majoring in materials engineering at UNT, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Materials Engineering at University of North Texas Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a great place for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in materials engineering at New Mexico Tech, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Materials Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 192
Arizona 101
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 19

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 4 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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