2025 Best General Materials Science Schools in the Southeast Region

General Materials Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #538 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for general materials science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 34 degrees in general materials science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Materials Science Schools List

Pick Your General Materials Science Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Materials Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Read more about College Factual's methodology.

Best Schools for General Materials Science in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of general materials science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southeast Region Schools in General Materials Science

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general materials science. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a degree in general materials science from Duke University

2

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Alabama is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general materials science. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in general materials science from The University of Alabama

Best General Materials Science Colleges by State

Explore the best general materials science schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	5
North Carolina	710	9
Georgia	690	2
Virginia	630	5
Tennessee	624	5
Alabama	500	2
Arkansas	466	0

View All Rankings >

General Materials Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 2 majors within the Materials Sciences area of study, General Materials Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to General Materials Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Materials Chemistry	14

View All General Materials Science Related Majors >

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Per Henning.

More about our data sources and methodologies.