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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$49,230 Avg Salary
$21,139 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials engineering was ranked #158 in the country. In fact 3,415 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

Materials Engineering majors at Boise State take out an average of $21,139 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for materials engineering students. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for materials engineering students. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great place for materials engineering students. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials engineering programs. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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With a ranking of #7, Montana Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.

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#8

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 35
Utah 43
Idaho 49
Montana 4

One of 40 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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