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Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

In 2020-2021, 235 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials engineering students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #123 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Drexel University to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. 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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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 2 spot on the 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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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 2 spot 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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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 158
Maryland 89
New Jersey 9
District of Columbia 0

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 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.

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