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Materials Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

Materials Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

Every materials engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the materials engineering program at University of Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 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.

UIC Materials Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

UIC Materials Engineering Rankings

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Materials Engineering Master’s Program

20% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

The following materials engineering concentations are available at University of Illinois at Chicago. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Chicago. 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

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

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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