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2024 Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas

8 Colleges in Texas
198 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
$41,942 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 198 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 Texas 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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Materials Engineering Schools in Texas list to help you make the college 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 Texas

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 Texas Schools in Materials Engineering

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

Texas A&M University - College Station is a great decision for students interested in 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 roughly 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

It is hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in materials engineering. Located in the large 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 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

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

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX

Any student who is interested in materials engineering needs to look into University of Houston. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

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

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
25.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat The University of Texas at Dallas if you wish to pursue a degree in materials engineering. Located in the medium-sized 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 schools nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.

There were approximately 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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5
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 schools 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 year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Materials Engineering Degrees Awarded
13.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very 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.

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

Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 56th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

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

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 9 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 25th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 4 materials engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent data year.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
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 198

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 3,815
Electrical Engineering 2,387
Civil Engineering 1,718
Computer Engineering 1,094
Biomedical Engineering 996
Industrial Engineering 927
Chemical Engineering 918
General Engineering 770
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 485
Petroleum Engineering 468

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