2024 Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
6
Colleges in the Plains States Region
157
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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 157 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 Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for General Materials Engineering in the Plains States 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.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
It's difficult to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MN
59
Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 59 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
42
Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in general materials engineering has to look into Iowa State University. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 42 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
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It is difficult to beat Missouri University of Science and Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Rolla. This university ranks 2nd out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 10 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent year we have data available.
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SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.
There were about 7 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at SD Mines in the most recent year we have data available.
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