Back to Majors
Filter by majors in this category
Select all Clear all
Colleges Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Materials Engineering 75 1,663 59% / 41% 9% $88,963 96%
Materials Science and Engineering 23 596 63% / 37% 12% $92,681 96%
Materials Engineering 32 539 66% / 34% 10% $89,552 97%
Textile Engineering 1 186 21% / 79% 3% $71,193 96%
Metallurgical Engineering 8 89 80% / 20% 0% $88,079 97%
Plastics Engineering 4 56 77% / 23% 0% $93,317 96%
Materials Science & Engineering 2 43 53% / 47% 9% $99,175 98%
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 1 36 64% / 36% 0% $93,910 96%
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 3 32 56% / 44% 3% $91,352 96%
Polymer Science and Engineering 2 24 79% / 21% 4% $80,962
Materials Science and Engineering (Course 3) 1 23 26% / 74% 0% $98,069 89%
Ceramic Engineering 2 19 42% / 58% 0% $79,174 100%
Materials Science and NanoEngineering 1 10 70% / 30% 10% $98,429
Textile Sciences and Engineering 1 8 0% / 100% 0% $82,572
Materials Science (Engineering) 1 2 0% / 100% 0% $107,757

Degrees in Materials Engineering

Showing 82 (college, major) pairs in this category.

# University Location Major Degrees ▼ Selectivity SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Stanford
Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA Materials Science and Engineering 12 #3 33% / 67% 17% $109,840 97 — —
2 Cornell
Ithaca, NY
Ithaca, NY Materials Science & Engineering 26 #17 50% / 50% 15% $107,760 95 96% —
3 Caltech
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena, CA Materials Science (Engineering) 2 #2 0% / 100% 0% $107,757 96 — —
4 Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
San Luis Obispo, CA Materials Engineering 59 — 76% / 24% 2% $107,726 98 100% —
5 Purdue
West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN Materials Engineering 62 — 76% / 24% 10% $105,406 98 97% —
6 U. of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Irvine, CA Materials Science and Engineering 22 — 64% / 36% 18% $104,416 97 97% —
7 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD
Rapid City, SD Metallurgical Engineering 29 — 79% / 21% 0% $104,378 98 90% —
8 San Jose State
San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA Materials Engineering 9 — 78% / 22% 22% $103,696 99 — —
9 Pennsylvania State University - Erie-Behrend
Erie, PA
Erie, PA Plastics Engineering 27 — 81% / 19% 0% $102,241 98 97% —
10 Northwestern
Evanston, IL
Evanston, IL Materials Engineering 19 #19 53% / 47% 32% $101,458 92 — —
11 Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD Materials Science and Engineering 9 #15 67% / 33% 22% $101,039 93 — —
12 UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA Materials Engineering 28 — 64% / 36% 11% $100,662 96 — —
13 Drexel
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA Materials Engineering 17 — 47% / 53% 0% $99,089 93 95% —
14 U. of Washington
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA Materials Science and Engineering 41 — 73% / 27% 5% $98,760 96 94% —
15 U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA Materials Science and Engineering 16 #10 44% / 56% 44% $98,625 92 90% —
16 Rice
Houston, TX
Houston, TX Materials Science and NanoEngineering 10 #14 70% / 30% 10% $98,429 91 — —
17 MIT
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA Materials Science and Engineering (Course 3) 23 #1 26% / 74% 0% $98,069 93 89% —
18 U. of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Charlottesville, VA Materials Engineering 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $97,145 92 — —
19 U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Champaign, IL Materials Science and Engineering 65 — 69% / 31% 28% $96,928 95 96% —
20 U. of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA
Lowell, MA Plastics Engineering 19 — 74% / 26% 0% $96,500 96 92% —
21 Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick, NJ Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 9 — 44% / 56% 11% $96,085 96 92% —
22 Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
Golden, CO Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $96,003 94 — —
23 Lehigh
Bethlehem, PA
Bethlehem, PA Materials Engineering 8 #33 50% / 50% 13% $95,946 90 100% —
24 U. of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD
College Park, MD Materials Engineering 12 — 58% / 42% 0% $95,760 95 95% —
25 Michigan State
East Lansing, MI
East Lansing, MI Materials Engineering 15 — 67% / 33% 7% $95,671 94 100% —
26 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI Materials Science and Engineering 33 — 58% / 42% 9% $95,471 89 96% —
27 U. of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
Riverside, CA Materials Science and Engineering 21 — 76% / 24% 5% $94,890 94 — —
28 Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX
College Station, TX Materials Science and Engineering 56 — 63% / 38% 4% $94,709 95 — —
29 Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
Golden, CO Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 36 — 64% / 36% 0% $93,910 93 96% —
30 Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
Rolla, MO Metallurgical Engineering 18 — 100% / 0% 0% $93,398 95 100% —
31 Ohio State
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH Materials Science and Engineering 30 — 47% / 53% 7% $92,120 92 96% —
32 U. of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
Knoxville, TN Materials Science and Engineering 12 — 50% / 50% 0% $92,082 94 100% —
33 Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Blacksburg, VA Materials Science and Engineering 37 — 70% / 30% 8% $90,734 94 96% —
34 Western Washington
Bellingham, WA
Bellingham, WA Materials Science & Engineering 17 — 59% / 41% 0% $90,590 95 100% —
35 U. of California, Merced
Merced, CA
Merced, CA Materials Science and Engineering 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $89,851 91 — —
36 U. of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, MN Materials Engineering 25 — 76% / 24% 8% $89,696 93 100% —
37 Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA Materials Science and Engineering 60 — 67% / 33% 13% $89,572 93 89% —
38 U. of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, UT Materials Science and Engineering 18 — 50% / 50% 0% $89,435 94 — —
39 Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL Materials Science and Engineering 5 — 20% / 80% 20% $89,158 89 — —
40 Auburn
Auburn, AL
Auburn, AL Materials Engineering 11 — 64% / 36% 0% $88,746 92 — —
41 New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
Socorro, NM
Socorro, NM Materials Engineering 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $88,368 93 — —
42 Pennsylvania State University - Greater Allegheny
McKeesport, PA
McKeesport, PA Plastics Engineering 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $88,186 95 — —
43 U. of California, Davis
Davis, CA
Davis, CA Materials Science and Engineering 14 — 64% / 36% 0% $88,183 90 89% —
44 North Carolina State
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC Materials Science and Engineering 25 — 64% / 36% 12% $88,169 92 97% —
45 Montana Technological
Butte, MT
Butte, MT Metallurgical Engineering 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $88,169 93 — —
46 Arizona State
Tempe, AZ
Tempe, AZ Materials Science and Engineering 31 — 68% / 32% 6% $88,115 93 100% —
47 University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, NY Materials Engineering 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $88,066 94 — —
48 U. of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, AL Materials Engineering 12 — 75% / 25% 0% $88,034 94 95% —
49 Iowa State
Ames, IA
Ames, IA Materials Engineering 30 — 63% / 37% 0% $87,838 93 100% —
50 U. of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, UT Metallurgical Engineering 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $87,777 93 — —
51 Case Western Reserve
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH Materials Engineering 14 #31 50% / 50% 7% $87,573 82 — —
52 Case Western Reserve
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH Polymer Science and Engineering 4 #31 25% / 75% 25% $87,347 82 — —
53 U. of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa, AL Metallurgical Engineering 8 — 38% / 63% 0% $87,261 91 — —
54 U. of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Storrs, CT Materials Science and Engineering 13 — 54% / 46% 23% $86,829 90 97% —
55 U. of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV
Reno, NV Metallurgical Engineering 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $86,684 93 — —
56 U. of Idaho
Moscow, ID
Moscow, ID Materials Engineering 0 — — — $86,461 92 — —
57 U. of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI
Menomonie, WI Plastics Engineering 9 — 78% / 22% 0% $86,340 94 100% —
58 U. of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, FL Materials Engineering 35 — 60% / 40% 6% $86,081 93 96% —
59 U. of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA Materials Engineering 25 — 64% / 36% 60% $85,956 90 — —
60 U. of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV
Reno, NV Materials Engineering 9 — 78% / 22% 0% $85,693 92 — —
61 U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
Madison, WI Materials Science and Engineering 39 — 64% / 36% 10% $85,207 88 95% —
62 U. of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL Materials Engineering 12 — 50% / 50% 8% $85,049 94 — —
63 Washington State
Pullman, WA
Pullman, WA Materials Science and Engineering 8 — 100% / 0% 38% $84,422 92 100% —
64 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
Troy, NY Materials Engineering 15 — 67% / 33% 27% $84,117 83 100% —
65 Boise State
Boise, ID
Boise, ID Materials Engineering 13 — 54% / 46% 8% $84,030 91 — —
66 LeTourneau
Longview, TX
Longview, TX Metallurgical Engineering 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $83,355 89 — —
67 Winona State
Winona, MN
Winona, MN Materials Engineering 22 — 77% / 23% 14% $83,187 93 100% —
68 U. of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Lexington, KY Materials Science and Engineering 19 — 68% / 32% 16% $83,100 89 100% —
69 Saint Vincent
Latrobe, PA
Latrobe, PA Materials Engineering 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $82,877 87 — —
70 Thomas Jefferson
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA Textile Sciences and Engineering 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $82,572 85 — —
71 Clemson
Clemson, SC
Clemson, SC Materials Engineering 16 — 69% / 31% 6% $82,276 87 94% —
72 Alfred
Alfred, NY
Alfred, NY Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 16 — 69% / 31% 0% $81,968 88 100% —
73 Michigan Technological
Houghton, MI
Houghton, MI Materials Engineering 23 — 65% / 35% 0% $81,891 86 97% —
74 U. of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, WI Materials Engineering 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $80,488 90 95% —
75 U. of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI Materials Engineering 9 — 44% / 56% 67% $80,391 91 — —
76 Alfred
Alfred, NY
Alfred, NY Ceramic Engineering 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $79,624 86 — —
77 Wright State
Dayton, OH
Dayton, OH Materials Engineering 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $79,602 90 — —
78 Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
Rolla, MO Ceramic Engineering 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $78,725 86 100% —
79 U. of North Texas
Denton, TX
Denton, TX Materials Engineering 14 — 64% / 36% 0% $76,685 89 94% —
80 U. of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
Hattiesburg, MS Polymer Science and Engineering 20 — 90% / 10% 0% $74,577 88 — —
81 U. of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX
El Paso, TX Metallurgical Engineering 12 — 75% / 25% 0% $73,613 85 100% —
82 North Carolina State
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC Textile Engineering 186 — 21% / 79% 3% $71,193 79 96% —