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2024 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Michigan

3 Colleges in Michigan
183 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$69,982 Avg Early-Career Salary
Materials Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #154 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 183 degrees in materials engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Materials Engineering School

Best Materials Engineering Schools in Michigan Your choice of materials engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Materials Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Materials Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Materials Engineering
Master's Degrees in Materials Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Materials Engineering

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Materials Engineering Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Materials Engineering in Michigan

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 engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Michigan Schools in Materials Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
119 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
19.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in materials engineering. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 119 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the materials engineering major at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor make $3,872 above the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in materials engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$67,484 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Michigan Technological University if you wish to pursue a degree in materials engineering. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 36 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, materials engineering degree recipients usually earn an average of $67,484 in their early careers.

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Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$68,609 Median Starting Salary
$24,692 Median Student Debt

Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 28 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the materials engineering program state that they receive average early career earnings of $68,609.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 314 179
Illinois 304 203
Indiana 294 98
Wisconsin 273 77

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Materials Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Materials Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Materials Engineering 183

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,498
Electrical Engineering 1,147
Computer Engineering 632
Industrial Engineering 579
Chemical Engineering 523
General Engineering 472
Civil Engineering 443
Biomedical Engineering 425
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 336
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 285

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