Using science and data we decided to determine which programs offer the best career opportunities for materials sciences Majors. Here are the set of the top colleges for materials sciences Majors in US for 2021:
- Northwestern University
- Vanderbilt University
- Washington University in St Louis
- University of California - Los Angeles
- University of California, Berkeley
- Carnegie Mellon University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- University of Rochester
- SUNY at Buffalo
25 best colleges for materials sciences majors in the US
1. Northwestern University
Location
Evanston, IL
2. Vanderbilt University
Location
Nashville, TN
3. Washington University in St Louis
Location
Saint Louis, MO
4. University of California - Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles, CA
5. University of California, Berkeley
Location
Berkeley, CA
6. Carnegie Mellon University
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location
Chapel Hill, NC
8. Columbia University in the City of New York
Location
New York, NY
9. University of Rochester
Location
Rochester, NY
10. SUNY at Buffalo
Location
Buffalo, NY
11. Emory University
Location
Atlanta, GA
12. University of Southern California
Location
Los Angeles, CA
13. SUNY at Albany
Location
Albany, NY
14. Florida State University
Location
Tallahassee, FL
15. Pennsylvania State University
Location
University Park, PA
16. University of Delaware
Location
Newark, DE
17. University of California - San Diego
Location
La Jolla, CA
18. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Location
Troy, NY
19. University of Denver
Location
Denver, CO
20. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Location
Eau Claire, WI
21. Michigan State University
Location
East Lansing, MI
22. University of California, Santa Barbara
Location
Santa Barbara, CA
23. University of Georgia
Location
Athens, GA
24. Stevens Institute of Technology
Location
Hoboken, NJ
25. Rochester Institute of Technology
Location
Rochester, NY
How we determined the best materials sciences colleges
We looked at the following data from the NCES (National Center For Education Statistics) and College Scorecard data from ED.gov to understand what materials sciences departments offer the best career opportunities:
- Percentage of Graduating Class That Are Business Majors
- Mean Earnings After 10 Years
- Mean Earnings After 6 Years
- Admission Rate (More selective the better)
- Average cost of attendance (Lower is better)
- Median amount of debt
- Ratio of people working to not working after 10 years
Most popular jobs for materials sciences majors
Updated November 17, 2023