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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

9 Colleges
$64,541 Avg Salary
$24,224 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Materials Engineering majors at UMN Twin Cities take out an average of $22,796 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for materials engineering students. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

After completing their degree, materials engineering graduates from Iowa State carry an average student debt load of $22,875.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

While working on their degree, materials engineering majors at Winona State accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

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Wichita State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Materials Engineering at Wichita State University Report

With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 9 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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