Mech engineering / material engineering colleges

College Search & Selection
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<p>At what good colleges can I major in both of these studies and do research?</p>

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<p>Maybe Purdue?</p>

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<p>If you’re in California by any chance, a lot of the UCs have MechE/Mat Sci as a specific major - I applied for MechE/Mat Sci at UC Davis, for example.
UCs out of state, especially with the economy the way it is, might not be the best idea right now.</p>

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<p>I go to CMU, and I have a friend who’s a matsci major. Carnegie Mellon has a great engineering program, and the matsci department offers opportunities to help with research to any freshman who took the intro course. MechE is also good, though I don’t know much about research opportunities there.</p>

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<p>MIT is a fairly good college.</p>

<p>However, I would strongly recommend against trying to double in engineering. The truth is, it’s not worthwhile. You’ll be working too hard for too little benefit. Employers won’t care, and neither will grad schools. Graduating in 3 years and then picking up a master’s in year 4 with the effort you would have expended in picking up the 2nd major would be a far more efficient use of your time.</p>

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<p>Hi John,</p>

<p>for us to make recommendations, we need to know your stats (GPA and SAT/ACT). We also need to know if money is no object. If you’ll need financial aid, that will also make a difference.</p>

<p>Are you a junior or senior?</p>

<p>What is your home state?</p>

<p>Do you have any school type preferences? big, small, rural, city, quiet, rah rah big sports, warm weather, cold/snowy weather…</p>

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<p>If you’re applying to any of the Ivies, Cornell is the best out of the eight. So take Cornell into consideration.</p>

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<p>Rose-Hulman
Kettering
Illinois Tech (if you don’t get shot)
RPI
Purdue
Michigan Tech
South Dakota Mines
Colorado Mines</p>

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<p>Without knowing your GPA, class rank, Mathematics and Physics skill level etc… it is hard to giveyou good advice. That said, below is the most recent USNWR undergraduate ranking of the top 10 programs in the two Engineering fields you listed above. I am only listing research institutions because you have expressed interest in Engineering:</p>

<p>MATERIAL SCIENCE:

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  2. University of California-Berkeley
  3. University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
  4. Northwestern University
  5. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  6. Stanford University
  7. Georgia Institute of Technology
  8. Pennslvania State University-University Park
  9. University of Florida
  10. Cornell University</p>

<p>MECHANICAL ENGINEERING:

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  2. University of California-Berkeley
  3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  4. Georgia Institute of Technology
  5. Stanford University
  6. University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
  7. Purdue University-West Lafayette
  8. California-Institute of Technology
  9. Cornell University
  10. University of Texas-Austin</p>

<p>As Sakky aptly points out, double majoring in Materials and Mechanical would not be best.</p>

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<p>^ Actually, although a dual major in engineering is usually not advisable, I will say that MechE/ MatSci is a possible exception. There is a lot of synergy between these fields….tribology in particular needs a background in both. For particular job requirements, I could see this combo as a definite advantage.</p>