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Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

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

With 129 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials engineering is the #133 most popular major in Massachusetts.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor'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.

Check out the materials engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Women make up 30% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

About 25% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Engineering Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 55
Maine 0

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.

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