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Overview for Materials Engineering

A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and materials science principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of materials and related processes used in manufacturing in a wide variety of settings; the synthesis of new industrial materials, including marrying and bonding composites; analysis of materials requirements and specifications; and related problems of system design dependent on materials factors.

Careers for Materials Engineering Majors

A major in Materials Engineering is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Materials Engineering

Top 45 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Materials Engineering among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM
 9
(4.6%)
Highly Selective$12,544 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
 37
(3.0%)
Most Selective$37,510 
Alfred University
Alfred, NY
 10
(2.4%)
Less Selective$24,278 
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Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
 23
(2.0%)
Less Selective$22,521 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
 19
(1.7%)
Highly Selective$37,990 
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
 16
(1.5%)
Most Selective$37,550 
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
 36
(1.4%)
Moderately Selective$25,182 
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
 38
(1.4%)
Most Selective$37,526 
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
 5
(1.1%)
Moderately Selective$27,513 
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
 36
(1.0%)
Most Selective$36,504 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.