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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You

With 2 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials sciences is the #278 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Sciences Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at Northwestern University

The excellent programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials sciences schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Materials Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 21
Ohio 4
Indiana 1
Wisconsin 9

Materials Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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