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Materials Engineering at Northwestern University

What traits are you looking for in a materials engineering school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's materials engineering program.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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.

Northwestern Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Materials Engineering Rankings

There were 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Materials Engineering Master’s Program

29% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Cost Estimators 5,600 $66,480
Engineering Professors 1,330 $114,010
Materials Engineers 800 $84,310

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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