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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$64,436 Avg Salary
$21,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 203 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #115 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois 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 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for materials engineering students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

After completing their degree, materials engineering graduates from UIUC carry an average student debt load of $21,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $453.

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

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Northwestern University

The excellent programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for materials engineering students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 183
Ohio 179
Indiana 98
Wisconsin 77

Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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