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Most Popular Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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

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

Materials Engineering is the #158 most popular major in the country with 3,415 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 analysis found Iowa State University to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

About 26% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, materials engineering graduates from Iowa State carry an average student debt load of $22,423.

Full Materials Engineering at Iowa State University Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 54% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, materials engineering graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debt load of $21,186.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

About 10% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 90% are male.

Materials Engineering majors at Winona State take out an average of $26,943 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 23
Minnesota 81
Iowa 42
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 7

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.

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