51 Best Materials Science schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 16.5M citations received by 296K academic papers made by 51 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: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

2. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Materials Science

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

3. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Materials Science

#48 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Boston University

Boston

For Materials Science

#59 in the United States

#66 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

5. Northeastern University

Boston

For Materials Science

#84 in the United States

#96 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

6. Tufts University

Medford

For Materials Science

#90 in the United States

#102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

7. Boston College

Boston

For Materials Science

#124 in the United States

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

8. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Materials Science

#146 in the United States

#170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

9. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Materials Science

#149 in the United States

#174 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Materials Science

#155 in the United States

#181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

11. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Materials Science

#183 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

12. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Materials Science

#256 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

13. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Materials Science

#270 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

14. Clark University

Worcester

For Materials Science

#295 in the United States

#334 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

15. Amherst College

Amherst

For Materials Science

#300 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

16. Williams College

Williamstown

For Materials Science

#338 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

17. Endicott College

Beverly

For Materials Science

#394 in the United States

#443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,988

18. Smith College

Northampton

For Materials Science

#395 in the United States

#444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

19. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Materials Science

#396 in the United States

#445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

20. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Materials Science

#430 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

21. Fisher College

Boston

For Materials Science

#443 in the United States

#496 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

22. Western New England University

Springfield

For Materials Science

#466 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

23. Newbury College

Brookline

For Materials Science

#470 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

#472 in the United States

#526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

25. Suffolk University

Boston

For Materials Science

#479 in the United States

#533 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

26. Babson College

Wellesley

For Materials Science

#518 in the United States

#572 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

27. Bentley University

Waltham

For Materials Science

#529 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

28. MCPHS University

Boston

For Materials Science

#542 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,182

29. Dean College

Franklin

For Materials Science

#559 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

30. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Materials Science

#562 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

31. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Materials Science

#584 in the United States

#639 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $40,370

32. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Materials Science

#639 in the United States

#696 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $27,556
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $43,944

33. Simmons University

Boston

For Materials Science

#644 in the United States

#701 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

34. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Materials Science

#734 in the United States

#796 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

35. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Materials Science

#743 in the United States

#805 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

36. Bay State College

Boston

For Materials Science

#757 in the United States

#819 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

37. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Materials Science

#796 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,638

38. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Materials Science

#834 in the United States

#898 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,585

39. Gordon College

Wenham

For Materials Science

#848 in the United States

#913 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1269
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $25,250

40. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Materials Science

#857 in the United States

#923 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1163
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,184

41. New England College of Optometry

Boston

For Materials Science

#887 in the United States

#953 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 529
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1894

42. Stonehill College

Easton

For Materials Science

#895 in the United States

#961 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,134
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,353

43. Assumption College

Worcester

For Materials Science

#898 in the United States

#964 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $29,072
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,759

44. Bard College at Simon's Rock

Great Barrington

For Materials Science

#934 in the United States

#1001 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $45,395
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,292

45. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Materials Science

#965 in the United States

#1032 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

46. Springfield College

Springfield

For Materials Science

#972 in the United States

#1039 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $29,198
Receiving Aid: 100%

47. Salem State University

Salem

For Materials Science

#1056 in the United States

#1129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,241

48. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Materials Science

#1077 in the United States

#1150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1144
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,332

49. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Materials Science

#1084 in the United States

#1157 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

50. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Materials Science

#1092 in the United States

#1165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,406
Enrollment: 4,555

51. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams

For Materials Science

#1117 in the United States

#1191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,606
Enrollment: 933

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Materials Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	8	58
Connecticut	19	30
New Hampshire	8	104
Vermont	4	130
New York	102	11
New Jersey	21	22
Maine	9	166
Pennsylvania	79	8
Maryland	23	27
District of Columbia	8	131
Virginia	30	35
West Virginia	11	106
Ohio	43	21
North Carolina	27	25
Michigan	29	5
South Carolina	20	73
Indiana	27	13
Kentucky	15	65
Tennessee	28	50
Wisconsin	25	16
Georgia	27	7
Illinois	46	6
Alabama	20	93
Iowa	11	32
Missouri	22	55
Florida	39	24
Minnesota	21	17
Mississippi	11	126
Arkansas	14	107
Louisiana	21	78
Kansas	12	91
South Dakota	8	225
North Dakota	5	135
Nebraska	8	75
Oklahoma	15	95
Puerto Rico	12	247
Texas	63	10
Colorado	15	39
Montana	3	153
New Mexico	8	81
Utah	8	40
Idaho	5	152
Arizona	6	36
Nevada	4	121
Washington	20	15
Oregon	15	80
California	86	2
Alaska	3	198
Hawaii	4	147