9 fee-waived PhD programs in Material Science and Engineering — US
9 programs for a PhD in Material Science and Engineering in the US that answer which programs in this group cost nothing to apply to. Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.
fee-waived Programs
Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.
- 1
University of California, Berkeley
- Grad School Navigator#6University rank
- QS#17University rank
- Times Higher Education#9University rank
- U.S. News#7University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $28,242
- Program duration
- 36 months
- 2
California Institute of Technology
- Grad School Navigator#9University rank
- QS#10University rank
- Times Higher Education#7University rank
- U.S. News#23University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $68,574
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 3
University of Pennsylvania
- Grad School Navigator#10University rank
- QS#15University rank
- Times Higher Education#14University rank
- U.S. News#17University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $44,792
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 4
Cornell University
- Grad School Navigator#13University rank
- QS#16University rank
- Times Higher Education=18University rank
- U.S. News#13University rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 2
- Annual tuition
- $20,800
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 5
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Doctor of Philosophy in Macromolecular Science & Engineering
- Grad School Navigator#19University rank
- QS#45University rank
- Times Higher Education#23University rank
- U.S. News#21University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $63,796
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 6
Northwestern University
- Grad School Navigator#23University rank
- QS#42University rank
- Times Higher Education#30University rank
- U.S. News#26University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 3
- Annual tuition
- $56,067
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 7
University of Virginia
- Grad School Navigator#55University rank
- QS#275University rank
- Times Higher Education=166University rank
- U.S. News#135University rank
- Application deadline
- Jul 31 +1
- Annual tuition
- $35,332
- Program duration
- 84 months
- 8
Tulane University
- Grad School Navigator#301–400University rank
- QS#597University rank
- Times Higher Education401–500University rank
- U.S. News#371University rank
- Application deadline
- Feb 1
- Annual tuition
- $31,907
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The complete list of Material Science and Engineering PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6 | University of California, Berkeley | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering | 36 months |
| #9 | California Institute of Technology | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Sciences | 72 months |
| #10 | University of Pennsylvania | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering | 72 months |
| #13 | Cornell University | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering | 60 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | Doctor of Philosophy in Macromolecular Science & Engineering | 60 months |
| #23 | Northwestern University | PhD in Materials Science and Engineering | 72 months |
| #55 | University of Virginia | PhD in Materials Science and Engineering | 84 months |
| #301–400 | Tulane University | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Physics and Engineering | |
| Clemson University | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science & Engineering | 24 months |
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