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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Materials Sciences School for You

Materials Sciences is the #267 most popular major in the country with 658 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the most popular school in the Southeast Region for materials sciences students. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

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

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for materials sciences students. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norfolk State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Norfolk State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials sciences students. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

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#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for materials sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Huntsville, UAH is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2
Virginia 5
North Carolina 9
Florida 5
Tennessee 5
Arkansas 11
Alabama 2

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

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 10 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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