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2024 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
145 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$49,230 Avg Early-Career Salary
Materials Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #154 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for materials engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 145 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 the Rocky Mountains Region 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. We derive our Best Overall 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 Materials Engineering Degree Level

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

The materials engineering 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 Materials Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. 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 Materials Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you aren't 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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Materials Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO

Colorado School of Mines is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in materials engineering. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.

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

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CO
13.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Colorado Boulder is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in materials engineering. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were about 15 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$68,028 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Boise State University if you wish to pursue a degree in materials engineering. Boise State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Boise. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were roughly 38 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year. Those materials engineering students who get their degree from Boise State University receive $18,798 more than the average materials engineering graduate.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
14.6% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in materials engineering needs to look into University of Utah. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 41 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. After graduating, materials engineering degree recipients generally make around $42,076 at the beginning of their careers.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ID
54.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were approximately 11 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 35
Utah 266 43
Idaho 219 49
Montana 188 4

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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 145

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,429
Civil Engineering 1,096
Electrical Engineering 1,015
Chemical Engineering 752
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 471
General Engineering 471
Computer Engineering 397
Biomedical Engineering 313
Environmental Engineering 170
Systems Engineering 165

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