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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Materials Engineering is the #158 most popular major in the country with 3,415 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the materials engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 28% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 37% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in materials engineering at MIT, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 25% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Connecticut Report

#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at Tufts University Report

University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 129
Connecticut 55
Maine 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 6 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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