2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
Materials Sciences is the #267 most popular major in the country with 658 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Sciences program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in the United States for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
About 40% of the students majoring in materials science at the school are women while 60% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in materials science at UCSB, 56% are male and 44% are female.
Full Materials Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara Report
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in materials science at UC Berkeley, 94% are male and 6% are female.
Read full report on Materials Sciences at University of California - Berkeley
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials sciences schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in materials science at UD, 58% are male and 42% are female.
Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 38% of the materials science majors at the school.
Read full report on Materials Sciences at University of California - Riverside
University of Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for materials sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.
Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
Of the 6 students majoring in materials science at Michigan State, 67% are male and 33% are female.
Washington University in St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Read full report on Materials Sciences at Washington University in St Louis
Norfolk State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Norfolk, Norfolk State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 20% of the students majoring in materials science at the school are women while 80% are male.
University of South Dakota landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials sciences programs. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.
Of the 4 students majoring in materials science at USD, 75% are male and 25% are female.
Full Materials Sciences at University of South Dakota Report
Materials Sciences by Region
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Majors Related to Materials Science
Materials Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Chemistry | 21,239 |
| Physics | 13,674 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 7,821 |
| General Physical Sciences | 3,823 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,375 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 29 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 Per Henning.
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