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

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

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.

Full Materials Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Plains States Region . SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

About 50% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Materials Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Of the 4 students majoring in materials engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Materials Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report

Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 23
Minnesota 81
Iowa 42
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 7

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 5 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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