2024 Best Materials Sciences Schools in Illinois

Materials Sciences degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #265 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2024 Best Materials Sciences Schools in Illinois ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Materials Sciences Schools List

Materials Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Materials Sciences Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Materials Sciences in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the materials science degree levels they offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Materials Science

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Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

Illinois Institute of Technology is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in materials sciences. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a degree in materials sciences from Illinois Institute of Technology

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in materials sciences. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in materials sciences from Northwestern University

Best Materials Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Materials Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	322	21
Ohio	314	4
Indiana	294	1
Wisconsin	273	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	2

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Majors Similar to Materials Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	922
Physics	483
Geological & Earth Sciences	140
Astronomy & Astrophysics	74
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	42
General Physical Sciences	24
Other Physical Science	1

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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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.