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Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region .

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Of the 33 students majoring in materials engineering at UF, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in materials engineering at Georgia Tech, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Of the 15 students majoring in materials engineering at NC State, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 54% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Of the 11 students majoring in materials engineering at Clemson, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in materials engineering at Auburn, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #8, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in materials engineering at Virginia Tech, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 114
Virginia 103
North Carolina 61
Florida 153
Tennessee 57
Kentucky 29
South Carolina 59
Louisiana 8
Arkansas 1
Alabama 65
Mississippi 3
West Virginia 1

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 20 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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