A program that focuses on the general application of mathematical and scientific principles to the analysis and evaluation of the characteristics and behavior of solids, including internal structure, chemical properties, transport and energy flow properties, thermodynamics of solids, stress and failure factors, chemical transformation states and processes, compound materials, and research on industrial applications of specific materials.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University | 75 | 2% | $72,283 |
| 2 | 68 | 1% | $36,652 | |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | 54 | 0% | $38,066 |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 37 | 0% | $76,856 |
| 5 | University of California-Los Angeles | 18 | 0% | $34,620 |
| 6 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 18 | 1% | $69,292 |
| 7 | University of Arizona | 15 | 0% | $29,217 |
| 8 | University of California-Riverside | 13 | 0% | $35,242 |
| 9 | University of Delaware | 11 | 0% | $29,342 |
| 10 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 10 | 0% | $57,401 |
| 11 | 10 | 0% | $21,782 | |
| 12 | 10 | 0% | $27,758 | |
| 13 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 10 | 0% | $30,913 |
| 14 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 9 | 0% | $22,639 |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 8 | 0% | $20,349 |
| 16 | 7 | 0% | $26,892 | |
| 17 | University of Rochester | 7 | 0% | $72,721 |
| 18 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 7 | 0% | $36,659 |
| 19 | Catholic University of America | 6 | 0% | $64,560 |
| 20 | Tuskegee University | 6 | 1% | $39,383 |
| 21 | Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management | 4 | 1% | N/A |
| 22 | University of Southern California | 3 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 23 | University of Denver | 2 | 0% | $67,656 |
| 24 | University of Vermont | 2 | 0% | $34,210 |
| 25 | 2 | 0% | $27,157 | |
| 26 | 1 | 0% | $20,991 | |
| 27 | 1 | 0% | $28,862 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Materials Science program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.