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2024 Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
321 Materials Science Degrees Awarded
$64,925 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in materials sciences, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #265 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 321 degrees in materials sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Materials Sciences School

Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of materials sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Materials Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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

Pick Your Materials Sciences Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Materials Science
Doctor's Degrees in Materials Science

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Sciences in the Middle Atlantic 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 science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Materials Science

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Rochester Institute of Technology is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in materials sciences. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. This school ranks 22nd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 19 materials sciences students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE

It is difficult to beat University of Delaware if you want to pursue a degree in materials sciences. UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 materials sciences students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

University of Rochester is a great decision for students interested in a degree in materials sciences. Located in the midsize 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 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 materials sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

It's difficult to beat University at Buffalo if you want to pursue a degree in materials sciences. Located in the 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 about 27 materials sciences students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ

William Paterson University is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Wayne. This university ranks 16th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 9 materials sciences students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in materials sciences from William Paterson University of New Jersey

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 182
New York 333 94
New Jersey 273 21
District of Columbia 188 5
Delaware 175 17

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Materials Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Materials Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Materials Science 311
Materials Chemistry 9
Other Materials Sciences 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 3,341
Physics 2,435
Geological & Earth Sciences 1,361
General Physical Sciences 1,275
Other Physical Science 323
Astronomy & Astrophysics 284
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 216

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