2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Materials Engineering 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a .
Most Popular New England Region Schools in Materials Engineering
Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
On average, materials engineering graduates from UCONN take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $509.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for materials engineering students. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
Tufts University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Great Bay Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Great Bay Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Portsmouth.
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University of Maine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials engineering programs. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 129 |
| Connecticut | 55 |
| Maine | 0 |
Materials Engineering Related Majors
Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 8 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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