2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast 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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools
Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
After completing their degree, materials engineering graduates from UF carry an average student debt load of $14,000.
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 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.
After completing their degree, materials engineering graduates from Georgia Tech carry an average student debt load of $21,375.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Virginia Tech take out is $27,070.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for materials engineering students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Materials Engineering majors at NC State take out an average of $21,970 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
While working on their degree, materials engineering majors at Clemson accumulate an average of around $23,000 in student debt.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
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Auburn University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.
Materials Engineering majors at UK take out an average of $26,761 in student loans while working on their egree.
University of Central Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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 Related Majors
Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 23 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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