50 Best Materials Science schools in Massachusetts

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 13.3M citations received by 264K academic papers made by 50 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Materials Science

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

2. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Materials Science

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

3. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Materials Science

#47 in the United States

#52 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

4. Boston University

Boston

For Materials Science

#55 in the United States

#62 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

5. Northeastern University

Boston

For Materials Science

#85 in the United States

#97 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

6. Tufts University

Medford

For Materials Science

#90 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

7. Boston College

Boston

For Materials Science

#125 in the United States

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,559

8. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Materials Science

#148 in the United States

#173 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1259
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

9. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Materials Science

#151 in the United States

#176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,565

10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Materials Science

#156 in the United States

#181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $46,876
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $27,059

11. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Materials Science

#182 in the United States

#210 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,352
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

12. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Materials Science

#262 in the United States

#298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

13. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Materials Science

#280 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 98%

14. Clark University

Worcester

For Materials Science

#291 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,053

15. Amherst College

Amherst

For Materials Science

#294 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,367

16. Williams College

Williamstown

For Materials Science

#328 in the United States

#372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,965

17. Endicott College

Beverly

For Materials Science

#337 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $39,496

18. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Materials Science

#384 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,362

19. Smith College

Northampton

For Materials Science

#400 in the United States

#450 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,790

20. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Materials Science

#423 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,765

21. Fisher College

Boston

For Materials Science

#432 in the United States

#485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $26,257
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $25,406

22. Western New England University

Springfield

For Materials Science

#459 in the United States

#512 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,214

23. Newbury College

Brookline

For Materials Science

#471 in the United States

#524 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,613
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,393

24. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Materials Science

#475 in the United States

#528 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $34,679

25. Babson College

Wellesley

For Materials Science

#519 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $28,400

26. MCPHS University

Boston

For Materials Science

#523 in the United States

#577 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $38,776

27. Bentley University

Waltham

For Materials Science

#528 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1339
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $44,233

28. Suffolk University

Boston

For Materials Science

#555 in the United States

#610 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,270

29. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Materials Science

#561 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $38,502

30. Dean College

Franklin

For Materials Science

#589 in the United States

#644 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $32,219
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,972

31. Simmons University

Boston

For Materials Science

#622 in the United States

#678 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $24,423

32. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Materials Science

#654 in the United States

#710 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $24,087
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $44,835

33. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Materials Science

#681 in the United States

#737 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,273

34. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Materials Science

#710 in the United States

#766 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 212
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1921

35. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Materials Science

#737 in the United States

#794 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $37,296
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $27,729

36. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Materials Science

#782 in the United States

#844 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,901

37. Bay State College

Boston

For Materials Science

#784 in the United States

#846 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

38. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Materials Science

#793 in the United States

#856 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,863

39. Gordon College

Wenham

For Materials Science

#803 in the United States

#866 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,483

40. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Materials Science

#822 in the United States

#886 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $8,069

41. Stonehill College

Easton

For Materials Science

#872 in the United States

#936 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,021
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,710

42. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Materials Science

#894 in the United States

#959 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 536
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1894

43. Bard College at Simon's Rock

Great Barrington

For Materials Science

#913 in the United States

#978 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $44,326
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $38,119

44. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Materials Science

#934 in the United States

#1001 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

45. Assumption College

Worcester

For Materials Science

#961 in the United States

#1028 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $28,911
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,492

46. Springfield College

Springfield

For Materials Science

#994 in the United States

#1063 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,930

47. Salem State University

Salem

For Materials Science

#1025 in the United States

#1097 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1098
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,562

48. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Materials Science

#1053 in the United States

#1125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,904
Enrollment: 4,702

49. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Materials Science

#1063 in the United States

#1136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1118
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

50. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Materials Science

#1065 in the United States

#1138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Materials Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	8	59
Connecticut	19	32
New Hampshire	8	105
Vermont	4	130
New York	99	9
New Jersey	20	23
Maine	9	165
Pennsylvania	78	8
Maryland	23	27
District of Columbia	8	133
Virginia	30	33
West Virginia	9	110
Ohio	44	22
North Carolina	27	25
Michigan	27	5
South Carolina	19	73
Indiana	27	18
Kentucky	14	65
Tennessee	28	51
Wisconsin	25	13
Georgia	26	7
Illinois	45	6
Alabama	19	91
Iowa	10	28
Missouri	22	58
Florida	36	24
Minnesota	21	16
Mississippi	11	126
Arkansas	13	102
Louisiana	19	80
Kansas	11	92
South Dakota	7	222
North Dakota	5	134
Nebraska	8	76
Oklahoma	14	95
Puerto Rico	12	249
Texas	62	10
Colorado	15	39
Montana	3	153
New Mexico	7	83
Utah	7	40
Idaho	5	149
Arizona	5	37
Nevada	3	124
Washington	20	14
Oregon	15	82
California	85	2
Alaska	3	206
Hawaii	4	145