2027 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Kentucky
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.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for materials engineering students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Materials Engineering in Kentucky
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall materials engineering education in Kentucky.
Top Schools in Materials Engineering
No school ranked higher than University Of Kentucky this year for materials engineering. Set in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a very large public institution. About 71% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 18 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at University Of Kentucky in the most recent data year. Materials Engineering graduates of University Of Kentucky earn a median of $49,568 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $24,094 to complete this degree.
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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 · 1 school 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.
