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Materials Engineering Graduate Certificate

Materials Engineering Graduate Certificates

A graduate certificate in Materials Engineering is offered at 112 colleges in the United States, where you can earn agraduate certificate in Materials Engineering. This degree is more popular with male students, and about20% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 20.0% of Materials Engineering graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Materials Engineering Majors

In the most recent year for which data is available, 3,129 degrees were awarded toMaterials Engineering majors across all award levels. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in Materials Engineering at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate’s Degree 5
Bachelor’s Degree 1,194
Master’s Degree 1,182
Doctor’s Degree 727

Earnings of Materials Engineering Majors With Graduate Certificates (All Award Levels)

The median salary for graduates holding agraduate certificate in Materials Engineering of $80,020 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses.

Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $74,307
4 years $80,020
5 years $89,395

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for Materials Engineering students with their graduate certificate.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue graduate certificates in Materials Engineering. About 56.7% of graduates in this field are men.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 17
Women 13
Gender Diversity of Graduate Certificates in Materials Engineering

The racial-ethnic distribution of Materials Engineering graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity Number of Grads Share
White 18 60.0%
Asian 2 6.7%
Two or More Races 3 10.0%
Race Unknown 1 3.3%
International Students 6 20.0%
Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Materials Engineering Graduate Certificate Students

This degree is very popular with international students. Around 20.0% of graduates are in this category.

See the minority definition in the References below.

There are 119 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in Materials Engineering. Learn more about the most popular below:

The most popular school in the United States for Materials Engineering students seeking a graduate certificate is Texas A&M University-College Station. During the most recent year for which we have data, 121 people received their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Materials Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 114 people received their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#3

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University-Main Campus comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Materials Engineering. This school awarded 113 graduate certificates in Materials Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Materials Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 113 people received their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of Washington-Seattle Campus is a popular choice for Materials Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 107 graduate certificates in Materials Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida is a popular choice for Materials Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 101 people received their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor comes in at #7 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Materials Engineering. This school awarded 101 graduate certificates in Materials Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of California-Los Angeles comes in at #8 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Materials Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 88 people received their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University is a popular choice for Materials Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 86 people received their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University comes in at #10 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Materials Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 83 people received their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Arizona State University Campus Immersion is a popular choice for Materials Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 76 graduate certificates in Materials Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#12

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University is a popular choice for Materials Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 74 graduate certificates in Materials Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#13

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania comes in at #13 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Materials Engineering. This school awarded 69 graduate certificates in Materials Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Ohio State University-Main Campus comes in at #14 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Materials Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 67 people received their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a popular choice for Materials Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 65 people received their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a popular choice for Materials Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 63 graduate certificates in Materials Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo comes in at #17 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Materials Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 59 people received their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

University of Wisconsin-Madison comes in at #18 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Materials Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 59 people received their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#19

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University is a popular choice for Materials Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 52 graduate certificates in Materials Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a popular choice for Materials Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 52 people received their graduate certificate in Materials Engineering from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Materials Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Materials Engineering 3,129

Below are some popular majors similar to Materials Engineering that also offer graduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 42,939
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 26,760
Civil Engineering 20,005
Computer Engineering 19,986
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 13,914

References

The racial-ethnic minority student 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 to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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