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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Materials Science

41 U.S. colleges and universities offer Materials Science at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 11 Bachelor 15 Master 38 PhD 41

Most schools offering it: California (6), New York (5), Michigan (4), North Carolina (4), Pennsylvania (3), Montana (3)

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Showing 1–24 of 41 schools

UD
Public

Materials Science: 22 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
24,412
Retention
92%
Programs
219
Awards 2024-25
6,438
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UC
Public

Materials Science: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
45,882
Retention
97%
Programs
172
Awards 2024-25
15,568
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CMU
Private nonprofit

Materials Science: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
15,888
Retention
98%
Programs
203
Awards 2024-25
6,222
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USC
Private nonprofit

Materials Science: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Materials Science: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,384
Retention
88%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
6,919
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UA
Public

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Materials Science: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,846
Retention
89%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
9,584
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MSU
Public

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Materials Science: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,089
Retention
90%
Programs
268
Awards 2024-25
13,223
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UR
Private nonprofit

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Materials Science: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
11,946
Retention
91%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
4,112
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VU
Private nonprofit

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Materials Science: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,575
Retention
96%
Programs
181
Awards 2024-25
4,249
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UB
Public

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Materials Science: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
31,903
Retention
85%
Programs
292
Awards 2024-25
9,343
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NAU
Public

Materials Science: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
28,467
Retention
75%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
8,159
CampusOnlineHybrid
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KSU
Public

Materials Science: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,374
Retention
81%
Programs
242
Awards 2024-25
6,750
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UV
Public

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Materials Science: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
14,476
Retention
89%
Programs
142
Awards 2024-25
3,747
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MTU
Public

Materials Science: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
1,702
Retention
77%
Programs
33
Awards 2024-25
371
CampusOnlineHybrid
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FSU
Public

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Materials Science: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,889
Retention
96%
Programs
149
Awards 2024-25
14,293
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UG
Public

Materials Science: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
CampusOnlineHybrid
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OSU
Public

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Materials Science: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,163
Retention
88%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,485
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WSU
Public

Materials Science: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,803
Retention
83%
Programs
194
Awards 2024-25
6,417
CampusOnlineHybrid
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