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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Materials Engineering Doctor'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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 79 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

About 28% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Of the 34 students majoring in materials engineering at Northwestern, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in materials engineering at MIT, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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Out of the 79 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Women make up 16% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in materials engineering at UCSD, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 26% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in materials engineering at Texas A&M College Station, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Of the 21 students majoring in materials engineering at UIUC, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for materials engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

Women make up 40% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

About 37% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for materials engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 19 students majoring in materials engineering at Ohio State, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
14 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
15 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
15 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN

Materials Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 29 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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