Materials Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

CU - Boulder Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Materials Engineering Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Materials Engineering from CU - Boulder in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Of the students who received a materials engineering master's degree from CU - Boulder, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Cost Estimators	5,520	$73,110
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950
Materials Engineers	470	$100,940

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.