Materials Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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 Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

UW - Madison Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Materials Engineering Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Materials Engineering from UW - Madison in 2020-2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• Geoscience Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Agricultural 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Cost Estimators	4,210	$57,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Engineering Professors	500	$103,980
Materials Engineers	380	$82,410

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.