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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges
$59,744 Avg Salary
$28,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 235 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials engineering students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #123 most popular major in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for materials engineering students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Materials Engineering majors at Drexel take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Drexel University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for materials engineering students. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Materials Engineering majors at Lehigh take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for materials engineering students. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Full Materials Engineering at Villanova University Report

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 158
Maryland 89
New Jersey 9
District of Columbia 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 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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