2024 Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
19
Colleges in the Southeast Region
704
Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
A degree in
general materials engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #199 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 19 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 704 degrees in general materials engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great General Materials Engineering School
The materials processing and manufacturing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Materials Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general materials engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
General Materials Engineering Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for General Materials Engineering in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the materials processing and manufacturing degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
114
Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 114 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
163
Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
University of Florida is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general materials engineering. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 163 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's difficult to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
85
Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
Virginia Tech is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general materials engineering. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 85 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
60
Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 60 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In SC
59
Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were about 59 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AL
31
Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the city of Auburn. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were about 31 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NC
Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were about 1 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
57
Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 57 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In AL
Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 29 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent year we have data available.
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