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General Materials Engineering at Northwestern University

General Materials Engineering at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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

Northwestern General Materials Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
  • Master’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

Northwestern General Materials Engineering Rankings

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

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Materials Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 72% of materials processing and manufacturing master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 48
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Materials Processing and Manufacturing Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials processing and manufacturing 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

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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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