Compare 93 Material Science and Engineering Master's Programs in the US

Grad School Navigator tracks 93 Material Science and Engineering master's programs in the US across 69 universities. Most do not require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); only 6% report it as a requirement. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.

Top Programs

Sorted by Grad School Navigator University Rank. Each row also shows QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, or Academic Ranking of World Universities positions when available.

  1. 1

    Stanford University

    Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering

    Application deadline
    Jan 15
    Annual tuition
    $69,717
    Program duration
    60 months
  2. 2

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $66,720
    Program duration
    24 months
  3. 3

    University of California, Berkeley

    Master of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering

    Application deadline
    Jan 14
    Annual tuition
    $63,306
    Program duration
    12 months
  4. 4

    University of Pennsylvania

    Master of Science in Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering

    Application deadline
    Feb 1
    Annual tuition
    $73,522
    Program duration
    24 months
  5. 5

    Columbia University

    Master of Science in Materials Science & Engineering

    Application deadline
    Feb 15
    Annual tuition
    $64,800
  6. 6

    Cornell University

    Master of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering

    Application deadline
    Nov 1
    Annual tuition
    $73,946
  7. 7

    Johns Hopkins University

    Master of Science in Engineering in Materials Science & Engineering

    Application deadline
    Mar 15
    Annual tuition
    $66,670
    Program duration
    21 months
  8. 8

    University of California, Los Angeles

    Master of Science in Materials Science & Engineering

    Application deadline
    Dec 9
    Annual tuition
    $36,297
    Program duration
    24 months
  9. 9

    University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

    Master of Science in Macromolecular Science & Engineering

    Application deadline
    Jan 15
    Annual tuition
    $47,006
    Program duration
    24 months
  10. 10

    Carnegie Mellon University

    Master of Science (MS) in Materials Science & Engineering

    Application deadline
    Oct 1 +2
    Annual tuition
    $60,300
    Program duration
    12 months

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Complete Program List93 programs

The complete list of Material Science and Engineering Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#2Stanford UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering60 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering24 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering12 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaMaster of Science in Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering24 months
#12Columbia UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Science & Engineering
#13Cornell UniversityMaster of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering
#13Cornell UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering24 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityMaster of Science in Engineering in Materials Science & Engineering21 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityMaterials Science & Engineering Master's Program Online60 months
#17University of California, Los AngelesMaster of Science in Materials Science & Engineering24 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Science in Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Science in Macromolecular Science & Engineering24 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster of Science (MS) in Materials Science & Engineering12 months
#22Duke UniversityMaster of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering
#22Duke UniversityMaster of Science (MS) in Materials Science and Engineering24 months
#23Northwestern UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
#25University of WashingtonMaster of Science in Materials Science & Engineering24 months
#26University of California San DiegoMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
#30Brown UniversityMaster of Materials Science and Engineering24 months
#31The University of Texas at AustinMaster of Science in Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering12 months
#31The University of Texas at AustinMS in Infrastructure Materials Engineering
#33Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster's in Materials Science and Engineering
#34Rice UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Science and Nanoengineering
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillMS in materials science
#36Washington University in St. LouisMS in Materials Science & Engineering
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonMaster of Science in Materials Science & Engineering
#39Purdue University--West LafayetteMaster of Science degree of Materials Engineering
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkAccelerated Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering12 months
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering12 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering60 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaMS in Materials Engineering24 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaMS in Materials Science2–2 years full-time
#55University of VirginiaMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering24 months
#59University of California--Santa BarbaraMaster of Science in Materials Science & Engineering24 months
#61University of RochesterMS in Materials Science
#62University of California, DavisMaster of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering
#62University of California, DavisMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering24 months
#64University of Maryland, College ParkMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Materials Science and Engineering
#64University of Maryland, College ParkMaster of Science (Master of Science) in Materials Science and Engineering
#65University of California--IrvineMS in Materials Science and Engineering
#75University of PittsburghMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering18 months
#78Tufts UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering12 months
#81Rutgers University--New BrunswickMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering24 months
#85Boston UniversityMaster of Engineering in Materials Science & Engineering24 months
#85Boston UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Science & Engineering24 months
#91Michigan State UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
#93Texas A&M University--College StationMaster of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering
#93Texas A&M University--College StationMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusMS in Materials Science and Engineering24 months
#96University of FloridaMaster of Science in Materials Science & Engineering
#98Virginia TechMaster of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering18 months
#98Virginia TechMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering24 months
#114North Carolina State UniversityMaster of Materials Science and Engineering
#114North Carolina State UniversityMaster of Nanoengineering (MNAE)
#114North Carolina State UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
#134University of Colorado BoulderMaster of Science in Materials Science & Engineering36 months
#191University of ConnecticutMaster of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering
#191University of ConnecticutMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityMaster of Science in Macromolecular Science24 months
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering60 months
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
#301–400University of UtahMaster of Science in Material Science and Engineering
#301–400Tulane UniversityMaterials Science and Engineering (MSE)
#301–400University of California, RiversideMS in Materials Science and Engineering24 months
#401–500Florida State UniversityMaster of Science (Master of Science) in materials Science and Engineering24 months
#401–500University of DelawareMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Auburn UniversityMaster of Materials Engineering24 months
Auburn UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Engineering24 months
Binghamton University--SUNYMS in Materials Science and Engineering24 months
Clemson UniversityMaster of Science in Material Science & Engineering24 months
Colorado School of MinesMaster of Engineering in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Colorado School of MinesMaster of Science in Materials Science24 months
Colorado School of MinesMaster of Science in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Drexel UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering1.5 years full-time
Illinois Institute of TechnologyMaster of Chemistry in Materials Chemistry with a Concentration in Inorganic, Organic, or Polymeric Materials
Illinois Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering
Illinois Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Lehigh UniversityMaster of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering24 months
Lehigh UniversityMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Michigan Technological UniversityMS in Materials Science and Engineering12 months
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyMS Materials Science and Engineering (Materials Science Option)
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMaster of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Rochester Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Stevens Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
University of California MercedMS in Materials and Biomaterials Science and Engineering24 months
University of DaytonMS in Materials Engineering
University of DenverMaster of Science in Materials Science24 months
University of New HampshireMaster of Science in Materials Science24 months
University of TennesseeMaterials Science and Engineering MS
University of VermontMasters of Science in Materials Science
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMaster of Science in Materials Process Engineering48 months
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMaster of Science in Materials Science and Engineering

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