Compare 29 Material Science and Engineering Master's Programs in the UK

Grad School Navigator tracks 29 Material Science and Engineering master's programs in the UK across 15 universities. Most programs take about 12 months, while published annual tuition ranges from $15,552 to $57,600. 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

    University of Oxford

    MSc by Research in Materials

    Application deadline
    Mar 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $30,656
    Program duration
    24 months
  2. 2

    University of Cambridge

    MASt in Materials Science

    Application deadline
    Feb 3 +1
    Annual tuition
    $56,594
    Program duration
    9 months
  3. 3

    Imperial College London

    MSc Advanced Materials Science and Engineering

    Application deadline
    Apr 29 +2
    Annual tuition
    $57,600
    Program duration
    12 months
  4. 4

    University College London

    Materials for Energy and Environment MSc

    Application deadline
    Aug 28 +1
    Annual tuition
    $54,656
    Program duration
    12 months
  5. 5

    University of Manchester

    MSc Advanced Engineering Materials

    Application deadline
    May 1 +3
    Annual tuition
    $47,104
    Program duration
    12 months
  6. 6

    University of Glasgow

    Advanced Functional Materials MSc

    Application deadline
    Jul 29 +17
    Annual tuition
    $42,509
    Program duration
    12 months
  7. 7

    University of Nottingham

    Advanced Materials MSc

    Annual tuition
    $42,240
    Program duration
    12 months full-time
  8. 8

    University of Sheffield

    Materials Science and Engineering MSc

    Annual tuition
    $28,928
    Program duration
    12 months
  9. 9

    University of Birmingham

    Materials Science and Engineering Masters|MSc

    Application deadline
    Aug 28
    Annual tuition
    $15,552
    Program duration
    12 months
  10. 10

    University of Exeter

    MSc Materials Engineering

    Application deadline
    May 3
    Annual tuition
    $30,336

Use detailed filters for tuition, deadlines, duration, admission requirements, and rankings in Programs Explorer. Compare programs and create your application shortlist.

Compare all 29 programs in Explorer

Popular Criteria

See programs that match these criteria.

No Graduate Record Examination required11One year or less19Lower annual tuition4Application fee waived6

Complete Program List29 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
#5University of OxfordMSc by Research in Materials24 months
#7University of CambridgeMASt in Materials Science9 months
#7University of CambridgeMPhil in Materials Science and Metallurgy12 months full-time
#15Imperial College LondonMRes Soft Electronic Materials12 months
#15Imperial College LondonMSc Advanced Materials Science and Engineering12 months
#37University College LondonAdvanced Materials Science (Energy Storage) MSc12 months
#37University College LondonAdvanced Materials Science (Materials Innovation and Enterprise) MSc12 months
#37University College LondonMaterials for Energy and Environment MSc12 months
#67University of ManchesterMSc Advanced Engineering Materials12 months
#67University of ManchesterMSc Biomaterials12 months
#67University of ManchesterMSc by Research Materials
#67University of ManchesterMSc Nanomaterials12 months
#67University of ManchesterMSc Polymer Materials Science and Engineering12 months
#108University of GlasgowAdvanced Functional Materials MSc12 months
#120Queen Mary University of LondonAdvanced Materials Science and Engineering MSc12 months
#121University of NottinghamAdvanced Materials MSc12 months full-time
#123University of SheffieldMaterials Science and Engineering MSc12 months
#123University of SheffieldMSc (Eng) in Polymers and Composites12 months
#123University of SheffieldNanomaterials and Materials Science MSc12 months
#123University of SheffieldNuclear Science and Technology MSc12 months
#123University of SheffieldPolymer and Polymer Composite Science and Engineering MSc (Eng)12 months
#129University of SouthamptonMaritime Engineering Science | Advanced Materials (1 year)
#132University of BirminghamMaterials Science and Engineering Masters|MSc12 months
#133University of ExeterMSc Materials Engineering
#133University of ExeterMSc Materials Engineering with Management
#139University of LeedsMaterials Science and Engineering MSc12 months
#192Newcastle UniversityMaterials Design and Engineering MSc
#192Newcastle UniversityMaterials Engineering Mphil24 months
#251–300Loughborough UniversityAdvanced Materials Science and Engineering1 year full-time

Related Comparisons

Other degree

Other regions

Related subjects

Parent subject

More Program Intelligence

Programs Explorer brings full program records, comparison tools, and proprietary intelligence into one workspace. Compare these 29 Material Science and Engineering Master's programs in the UK and build your shortlist with evidence from 900,000+ real application shortlists.

  • Full Program RecordsRequirements, deadlines, costs, funding, curriculum, faculty, careers, and official links
  • Case IntelligenceDifficulty, outcomes, admitted and rejected profiles, and program statistics
  • Decision IntelligenceDecision timing, interviews, waitlists, funding, and community reports
  • Shortlist IntelligenceCo-applications, similar programs, and also-considered universities
Explore all 29 programs in Programs Explorer