General Materials Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying general materials engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Virginia - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Materials Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

University of Virginia General Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
• Master’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

Online Classes Are Available at University of Virginia

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

University of Virginia does offer online education options in materials processing and manufacturing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

University of Virginia General Materials Engineering Rankings

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

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at University of Virginia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials processing and manufacturing majors at University of Virginia - Main Campus.

University of Virginia General Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of materials processing and manufacturing master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Of the students who received a materials processing and manufacturing master's degree from University of Virginia, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the materials processing and manufacturing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Materials Processing and Manufacturing Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials processing and manufacturing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Cost Estimators	9,220	$74,160
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Materials Engineers	470	$97,470

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.