2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Massachusetts

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for materials engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 master's degrees in materials engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Materials Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of materials engineering students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Materials Engineering Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for materials engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Materials Engineering in Massachusetts

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in materials engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Materials Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

40 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston University is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in materials engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in materials engineering in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 40 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in materials engineering from Boston University

2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in materials engineering has to look into Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in materials engineering in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 20 materials engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in materials engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in materials engineering. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in materials engineering in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 3 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in materials engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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Rankings in Majors Related to Materials Engineering

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Materials Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Materials Engineering

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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