2024 Best General Materials Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
4Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
311General Materials Science Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in general materials science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #538 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Materials Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 311 degrees in general materials science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of general materials science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general materials science 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 Science Rankings by Degree Level
The general materials science 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 General Materials Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for General Materials Science in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general materials science degree levels they offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in General Materials Science
Any student who is interested in general materials science has to take a look at Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. This school ranks 22nd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 19 general materials science students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent data year.
University of Delaware is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in general materials science. UD is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 general materials science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Rochester is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general materials science. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were about 10 general materials science students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.
University at Buffalo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general materials science. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 27 general materials science students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of general materials science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general materials science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
