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Materials Engineering at Boston University

If you plan to study materials engineering, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received their master's degree in materials engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Materials Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Materials Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Materials Engineering

Boston U Materials Engineering Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials engineering majors at Boston University.

Boston U Materials Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The materials engineering program at Boston U awarded 32 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in materials engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Materials Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Cost Estimators 6,030 $77,670
Engineering Professors 1,880 $135,140
Materials Engineers 600 $95,640

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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