2027 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Maryland

Materials Engineering is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their materials engineering programs.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for materials engineering students.

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• Best Materials Engineering Schools in Maryland

Best Schools for Materials Engineering in Maryland

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the materials engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Materials Engineering

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

69 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded

$84,850 Median Starting Salary

Leading the list is Johns Hopkins University, our #1 school for materials engineering. Johns Hopkins University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. The six-year graduation rate is 94%. There were roughly 69 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins University in the most recent data year. Materials Engineering graduates of Johns Hopkins University earn a median of $84,850 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $13,426 to complete this degree. More information about a degree in materials engineering from Johns Hopkins University

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University Of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded

$57,901 Median Starting Salary

Students looking for a strong materials engineering program will find one at University Of Maryland College Park, which ranked #2. University Of Maryland College Park is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park. Roughly 89% of students complete a degree within six years here. University Of Maryland College Park awarded about 26 materials engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, materials engineering degree recipients from University Of Maryland College Park generally make around $57,901. University Of Maryland College Park graduates carry a median of $20,836 in student loans. Read more about the materials engineering program at University Of Maryland College Park

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.