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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering in the Southeast Region

10 Ranked Colleges
337 Degrees Awarded
$33,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region

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In 2020-2021, 3,415 people earned their degree in general materials engineering, making the major the 199th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 704 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 337 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in general materials engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general materials engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree materials processing and manufacturing students.

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering in the Southeast Region

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 66 bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at Virginia Tech

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus General Materials Engineering Report

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Clemson General Materials Engineering Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at UF

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Kentucky General Materials Engineering Report

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at NC State

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at UT Knoxville

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With a ranking of #8, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region list. UAB is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 15 bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham General Materials Engineering Report

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Auburn General Materials Engineering Report

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University of Central Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at UCF

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