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2024 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

11 Colleges in the Southwest Region
324 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$54,232 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.

College Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 324 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 Southwest Region Your choice of materials engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Materials Engineering Rankings by 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 the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 Southwest 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.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Materials Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
83 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a degree in materials engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 83 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
22.2% Growth in Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is a good choice for students interested in a degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
92 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
19.6% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you wish to pursue a degree in materials engineering. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were about 92 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Those materials engineering students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Tempe earn $12,290 more than the standard materials engineering student.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX

University of Houston is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in materials engineering. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were about 4 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK
33.3% Growth in Graduates

OSU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Stillwater. A Best Colleges rank of #227 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OSU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM
10.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 3rd out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were about 19 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Tech in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.

There were roughly 24 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 15 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 9 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
13.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 44 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the materials engineering program state that they receive average early career wages of $41,942.

More information about a degree in materials engineering from University of North Texas

Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 189
Arizona 287 101
Oklahoma 257 6
New Mexico 219 19

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Materials Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Materials Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Materials Engineering 324

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 5,420
Electrical Engineering 3,662
Civil Engineering 2,298
General Engineering 1,837
Computer Engineering 1,801
Chemical Engineering 1,506
Industrial Engineering 1,352
Biomedical Engineering 1,324
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1,000
Petroleum Engineering 629

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