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2024 Best General Materials Engineering Schools in Texas

8 Colleges in Texas
198 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for general materials engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 198 degrees in general materials engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Materials Engineering School

Best General Materials Engineering Schools in Texas 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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Materials Engineering Schools in Texas 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 General Materials Engineering in Texas

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.

Top Texas Schools in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
83 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

Texas A&M University - College Station is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general materials engineering. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 83 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
22.2% Growth in Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is a good decision for students interested in a degree in general materials engineering. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX

University of Houston is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general materials engineering. UH is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
25.0% Growth in Graduates

The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general materials engineering. UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richardson. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.

There were approximately 24 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
6.7% Growth in Graduates

UT Arlington is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Arlington. This university ranks 15th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 15 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
44 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Degrees Awarded

UNT is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Denton. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 44 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX

UTEP is a very large public university located in the large city of El Paso. This university ranks 56th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 4 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent year we have data available.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of San Marcos. This university ranks 20th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 9 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX

UTSA is a very large public university located in the city of San Antonio. This university ranks 25th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 4 general materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent data year.

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Best General Materials Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 101
Oklahoma 565 6
New Mexico 416 19

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