2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Materials Sciences Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 39 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Sciences program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the materials science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master'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 master’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Of the 38 students majoring in materials science at Carnegie Mellon, 68% are male and 32% are female.
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Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
About 27% of the students majoring in materials science at the school are women while 73% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials sciences schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 17% of the materials science majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
Of the 23 students majoring in materials science at University at Buffalo, 70% are male and 30% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 56% of the materials science majors at the school.
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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in materials science at Missouri State, 83% are male and 17% are female.
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Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.
Women make up 22% of the materials science majors at the school.
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William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.
Of the 9 students majoring in materials science at William Paterson University, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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University of Southern California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree materials sciences programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 44% of the materials science majors at the school.
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University of Rochester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for materials sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.
Women make up 63% of the materials science majors at the school.
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 26 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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