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2024 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

4 Colleges in Pennsylvania
235 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$59,744 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in materials engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #154 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 235 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 Pennsylvania The materials engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Materials Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Materials Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Materials Engineering Degree Level

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Materials Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Materials Engineering in Pennsylvania

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the materials engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Materials Engineering

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
58 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in materials engineering needs to check out University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 58 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
40 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in materials engineering needs to check out University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 7th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 40 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA
38 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Lehigh University if you wish to pursue a degree in materials engineering. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem. A Best Colleges rank of #71 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were roughly 38 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$59,744 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Drexel University if you want to pursue a degree in materials engineering. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 49 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, materials engineering degree recipients generally earn an average of $59,744 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 333 158
Maryland 279 89
New Jersey 273 7
District of Columbia 188 0

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Materials Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Materials Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Materials Engineering 235

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Majors Similar to Materials Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,232
Electrical Engineering 1,590
Civil Engineering 1,000
Chemical Engineering 836
Computer Engineering 812
Biomedical Engineering 780
General Engineering 493
Industrial Engineering 467
Other Engineering 303
Robotics Engineering 230

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