Materials Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

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

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.

Penn State University Park Materials Engineering Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

Penn State University Park Materials Engineering Rankings

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials engineering majors at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Penn State University Park Materials Engineering Master’s Program

22% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Cost Estimators	8,610	$67,330
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Materials Engineers	1,690	$89,180

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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