Materials Engineering
Ranked in 2013, part of Best Engineering Schools
Materials engineers use creativity to find new ways to use products and may specialize in a specific material, such as plastics, ceramics, or steel. These are the top graduate schools for materials engineering.
| Rankings | Overall Engineering School Program Data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School name | Score | Tuition | Total graduate engineering enrollment | Additional data |
| #39 |
University of Massachusetts‒Amherst
Amherst, MA |
2.8 | $2,640 per year (in-state, full-time); $9,937 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 862 |
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| #75 |
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID |
2.0 | $4,230 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,018 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 421 | |
| #75 |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD |
2.0 | $197 per credit (in-state, full-time); $417 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 243 | |
| #55 |
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT |
2.4 | $5,964 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,454 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,073 | |
| #55 |
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Rolla, MO |
2.4 | $6,390 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,470 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,050 | |
| #70 |
University of North Texas
Denton, TX |
2.1 | $217 per credit (in-state, full-time); $568 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 444 | |
| #70 |
University of Alabama‒Birmingham
Birmingham, AL |
2.1 | $6,798 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,462 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 404 | |
| #20 |
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC |
3.3 | $6,883 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,931 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,918 | |
| #66 |
Auburn University (Ginn)
Auburn University, AL |
2.2 | $7,866 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,598 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 851 | |
| #50 |
Clemson University
Clemson, SC |
2.5 | $8,368 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,670 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,317 | |
| #66 |
University of Texas‒Arlington
Arlington, TX |
2.2 | $8,558 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,876 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,476 | |
| #31 |
Iowa State University
Ames, IA |
3.0 | $8,940 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,814 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,013 | |
| #59 |
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL |
2.3 | $9,200 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,950 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 385 | |
| #59 |
Binghamton University‒SUNY (Watson)
Binghamton, NY |
2.3 | $9,370 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,680 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 664 | |
| #55 |
Stony Brook University‒SUNY
Stony Brook, NY |
2.4 | $9,370 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,680 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,433 | |
| #25 |
University of Texas‒Austin (Cockrell)
Austin, TX |
3.1 | $9,564 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,506 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,425 | |
| #22 |
Arizona State University (Fulton)
Tempe, AZ |
3.2 | $10,001 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,549 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,692 | |
| #39 |
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ |
2.8 | $10,202 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,612 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 993 | |
| #50 |
University of Tennessee‒Knoxville
Knoxville, TN |
2.5 | $10,280 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,768 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,000 | |
| #17 |
Purdue University‒West Lafayette
West Lafayette, IN |
3.4 | $10,332 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,134 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 3,070 | |
| #66 |
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY |
2.2 | $10,458 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,546 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 520 | |
| #9 |
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA |
3.9 | $10,584 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,860 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 4,651 | |
| #25 |
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA |
3.1 | $10,677 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,926 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,278 | |
| #70 |
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL |
2.1 | $357 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,182 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,293 | |
| #39 |
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT |
2.8 | $10,782 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,990 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 774 | |
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