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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Materials Sciences 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 Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New York 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials science majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for materials sciences students. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Full Materials Sciences at University at Buffalo Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rochester Institute of Technology is a great place for materials sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in New York list. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

Full Materials Sciences at University of Rochester Report

#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. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-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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