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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.

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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	U.S. News Engineering School Compass Get the U.S. News Engineering School Compass to unlock more data columns. Access the complete rankings and more to find the right engineering school for you. Expanded profiles for all schools All entering class stats, including average GRE scores Research Expenditures All college data included (access good for one year) Get Access Already a member? Login here
#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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Materials Engineering

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