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2024 Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
731 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in general materials engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #199 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 14 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 731 degrees in general materials engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Materials Engineering School

Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of general materials engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General 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 General Materials Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
Master's Degrees in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
Doctor's Degrees in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. 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 General Materials Engineering in the Great Lakes 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 materials processing and manufacturing degree levels they offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
66 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 66 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
114 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

Purdue University - Main Campus is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general materials engineering. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 114 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
74 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general materials engineering. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 74 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
123 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 123 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
85 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 85 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
38.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 26 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
94 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 94 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were about 24 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
33 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Houghton. This university ranks 3rd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 33 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI

Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 28 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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Best General Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Ohio939179
Michigan915183
Illinois870203
Indiana73798
Wisconsin67277

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