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Materials Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University

If you are interested in studying materials sciences, you may want to check out the program at Carnegie Mellon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received their master's degree in materials science.

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

Carnegie Mellon Materials Sciences Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Materials Sciences Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials science, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Science Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials science majors at Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon Materials Sciences Master’s Program

32% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 38 students who earned a master's degree in Materials Sciences from Carnegie Mellon in 2020-2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Materials Science Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,220 $150,400
Chemists 5,460 $77,250
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Engineering Professors 2,950 $114,870

References

*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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