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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Materials Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 96 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials sciences students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #212 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New York to see which master'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for materials sciences students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 27% of the materials science majors at the school.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 2 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

About 30% of the students majoring in materials science at the school are women while 70% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in materials science at RIT, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

Of the 8 students majoring in materials science at University of Rochester, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great place for materials sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Materials Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 182
New Jersey 21
District of Columbia 5
Delaware 17

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 6 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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