2024 Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Region
4Colleges in the New England Region
192Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #199 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general materials engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 192 degrees in general materials engineering to qualified students.
Choosing a Great General Materials Engineering School
Your choice of general materials engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Materials Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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
The materials processing and manufacturing 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 Engineering Schools in the New England Region.
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Best Schools for General Materials Engineering in the New England Region
The schools below may not offer all types of materials processing and manufacturing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top New England Region Schools in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
59Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.
There were about 59 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.
55Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 55 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
37Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in general materials engineering has to check out Boston University. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 37 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
31Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Worcester Polytechnic Institute if you wish to pursue a degree in general materials engineering. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #53 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.
There were approximately 31 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year.
General Materials Engineering Related Rankings by Major
One of 0 majors within the Materials Engineering area of study, General Materials Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
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 engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Materials Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
