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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in Michigan

4 Colleges
$69,982 Avg Salary
$23,417 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

With 183 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials engineering is the #111 most popular major in Michigan.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the materials engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for materials engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Materials Engineering majors at U-M take out an average of $18,810 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Michigan Tech take out is $26,750.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

On average, materials engineering graduates from Michigan State take out $24,692 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Materials Engineering at Michigan State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great place for materials engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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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