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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

13 Colleges
$64,925 Avg Salary
$26,966 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials sciences was ranked #267 in the country. In fact 658 degrees and certificates were handed out 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 Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the materials science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for materials sciences students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for materials sciences students. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

Full Materials Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

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With a ranking of #6, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials sciences students. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Materials Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #7, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Materials Sciences at University of Rochester Report

William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Catholic University of America landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials sciences programs. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#10

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

Full Materials Sciences at Rowan University Report

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 182
New York 96
New Jersey 21
District of Columbia 5
Delaware 17

One of 8 majors within the area of study, materials sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Materials Science

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 13 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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