Materials Engineering at Stanford University
If you are interested in studying materials engineering, you may want to check out the program at Stanford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year.
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.
Stanford Materials Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering
Stanford Materials Engineering Rankings
There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Stanford
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials engineering majors at Stanford University.
Stanford Materials Engineering Master’s Program
In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in materials engineering.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 25 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Concentrations Within Materials Engineering
If you plan to be a materials engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Materials Engineering | 67 |
Related Majors
- Petroleum Engineering
- Other Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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 Stanford 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Pere Joan under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.