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2024 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Ohio

5 Colleges in Ohio
179 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$77,389 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in materials engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #154 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of materials engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 179 degrees in materials engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Materials Engineering School

Best Materials Engineering Schools in Ohio The materials engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Materials Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for materials engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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 Materials Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Materials Engineering
Master's Degrees in Materials Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Materials Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Materials Engineering Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Materials Engineering in Ohio

The schools below may not offer all types of materials engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Ohio Schools in Materials Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$86,960 Median Starting Salary

University of Dayton is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 16 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the materials engineering program at University of Dayton make $9,572 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
112 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$67,817 Median Starting Salary

Ohio State University - Main Campus is a good option for students interested in a degree in materials engineering. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 112 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the materials engineering program make about $67,817 for their early career.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH

Case Western Reserve University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in materials engineering. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were approximately 20 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH

Any student pursuing a degree in materials engineering has to look into University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 14 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 36th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 17 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Wright State University - Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 183
Illinois 304 203
Indiana 294 98
Wisconsin 273 77

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Materials Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Materials Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Materials Engineering 179

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,106
Electrical Engineering 1,153
Computer Engineering 1,143
Chemical Engineering 791
Civil Engineering 769
Biomedical Engineering 529
General Engineering 326
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 314
Industrial Engineering 256
Systems Engineering 180

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