2027 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Florida

Materials Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for materials engineering students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Materials Engineering Schools in Florida

Best Schools for Materials Engineering in Florida

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

University Of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

119 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded

$88,363 Median Starting Salary

Leading the list is University Of Florida, our #1 school for materials engineering. Located in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida is a very large public university. The six-year graduation rate is 91%. University Of Florida awarded about 119 materials engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Materials Engineering graduates of University Of Florida earn a median of $88,363 early in their careers. University Of Florida graduates carry a median of $17,669 in student loans. See the full materials engineering program report for University Of Florida

2

University Of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded

$51,790 Median Starting Salary

University Of Central Florida came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best materials engineering schools. This very large public university is located in the suburb of Orlando. Roughly 78% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 39 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at University Of Central Florida in the most recent data year. Materials Engineering graduates of University Of Central Florida earn a median of $51,790 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $21,620 to complete this degree. Get the full materials engineering details for University Of Central Florida

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.