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Materials Engineering at San Jose State University

Materials Engineering at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208.

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.

San Jose State Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Materials Engineering Rankings

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Materials Engineering Master’s Program

38% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 61% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Jose State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering 5

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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Cost Estimators 28,660 $78,190
Materials Engineers 2,590 $107,570
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790

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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