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2024 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

19 Colleges in the Southeast Region
704 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$65,117 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 19 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 704 degrees in materials engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Materials Engineering School

Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region 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. 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.

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.

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

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Best Schools for 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 engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Materials Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
114 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$69,159 Median Starting Salary

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great option for students interested in a degree in materials engineering. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 114 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year. Those materials engineering students who get their degree from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus make $4,042 more than the typical materials engineering student.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
163 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$70,098 Median Starting Salary

University of Florida is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in materials engineering. UF is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were approximately 163 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Materials Engineering degree recipients from University of Florida earn a boost of about $4,981 above the typical income of materials engineering majors.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA
27.8% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in materials engineering. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were about 18 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
85 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
3.5% Growth in Graduates

Virginia Tech is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in materials engineering. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 85 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the materials engineering program earn about $60,906 for their early career.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
60 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$53,714 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 60 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the materials engineering program make an average of $53,714 in the first couple years of their career.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
15.3% Growth in Graduates

Clemson is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 59 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year. After graduation, materials engineering degree recipients usually make around $63,207 in the first five years of their career.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
31 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.

There were about 31 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 1 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
57 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded

UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the city of Knoxville. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 57 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$73,616 Median Starting Salary

UAB is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Birmingham. This university ranks 5th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were roughly 29 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the materials engineering major at University of Alabama at Birmingham get $8,499 more than the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 114
Florida 282 153
North Carolina 279 61
Virginia 274 103
Tennessee 269 57
South Carolina 248 59
Kentucky 244 29
Louisiana 242 6
Mississippi 234 3
Arkansas 234 1
Alabama 233 65
West Virginia 207 1

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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 704

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 9,524
Electrical Engineering 5,288
Civil Engineering 4,665
Computer Engineering 3,297
General Engineering 2,586
Biomedical Engineering 2,577
Chemical Engineering 2,548
Industrial Engineering 2,419
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,196
Systems Engineering 860

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