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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

18 Colleges
$69,386 Avg Salary
$23,307 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials engineering was ranked #158 in the country. In fact 3,415 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at U-M take out is $18,810.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Ohio State take out is $23,421.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at UIUC take out is $21,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $453, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for materials engineering students. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, materials engineering graduates from Purdue carry an average student debt load of $18,125.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at UW - Madison take out is $26,535.

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With a ranking of #7, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

While working on their degree, materials engineering majors at Michigan Tech accumulate an average of around $26,750 in student debt.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

After completing their degree, materials engineering graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debt load of $24,692.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Full Materials Engineering at Case Western Reserve University Report

Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials engineering programs. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 183
Ohio 179
Illinois 203
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 77

One of 40 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 18 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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