2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Stony Brook University to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.
Women make up 36% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
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Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
About 55% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 45% are male.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Women make up 29% of the materials engineering majors at the school.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 57% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 43% are male.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 57% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, New Jersey Institute of Technology 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 Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in materials engineering at NJIT, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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University of Pennsylvania 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 #8 on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Of the 4 students majoring in materials engineering at Pitt, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Lehigh University 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 #8 on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
About 50% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 235 |
| New York | 158 |
| Maryland | 89 |
| New Jersey | 9 |
| District of Columbia | 0 |
Materials Engineering Related Majors
Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 14 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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