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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering in the Southeast Region

20 Ranked Colleges
172 Degrees Awarded
$32,900 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 172 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in general materials engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful general materials engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s

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

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 33 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at UF

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Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 22 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville General Materials Engineering Report

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at North Carolina State University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full University of Central Florida General Materials Engineering Report

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Alabama at Birmingham came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at UAB

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full University of Virginia General Materials Engineering Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at Virginia Tech

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Auburn University

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 8 masters’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 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at FIU

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 6 masters’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 92%. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at Tulane

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 1 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at Duke

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Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama

Tuskegee University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, and it awarded 1 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at Tuskegee University

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at West Virginia University

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

With a ranking of #17, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Mississippi General Materials Engineering Report

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University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

University of Louisville landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Louisville is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 University of Louisville

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 29 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at University of Kentucky

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 1 masters’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 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at UARK

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