2024 Best Materials Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Materials Sciencesbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #255 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

There was only one school in the Great Lakes Region to review for the 2024 Best Materials Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Materials Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for materials sciences students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Materials Science

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

2 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in materials sciences needs to check out Northwestern University. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in materials sciences from Northwestern University

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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI

9 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in materials sciences. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public university located in the city of Eau Claire.More information about a bachelor’s in materials sciences from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	241	2
Indiana	235	1
Wisconsin	213	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to Materials Science

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Materials Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Materials Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Materials Science	11
Materials Chemistry	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	2,175
Physics	1,152
Geological & Earth Sciences	572
Astronomy & Astrophysics	186
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	133
Other Physical Science	15
General Physical Sciences	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Per Henning. More about our data sources and methodologies.