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2024 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Florida

3 Colleges in Florida
203 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$70,098 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 reviewed 3 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of materials engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 203 degrees in materials engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Materials Engineering School

Best Materials Engineering Schools in Florida 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.

Pick Your Materials Engineering Degree Level

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

The materials engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Materials Engineering Schools in Florida. 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 Florida

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 Florida Schools in Materials Engineering

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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 best schools in the country for getting a degree in materials engineering. UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were about 163 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the materials engineering program make an average of $70,098 in the first couple years of working.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
52.2% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in materials engineering needs to look into University of Central Florida. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 23 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In FL

University of South Florida - Main Campus is a good option for students pursuing a degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 8 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Florida International University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in materials engineering. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.

There were about 9 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 114
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 203

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,254
Electrical Engineering 1,499
Civil Engineering 1,168
Computer Engineering 974
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 858
Biomedical Engineering 524
Systems Engineering 473
Industrial Engineering 429
Chemical Engineering 377
Environmental Engineering 225

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