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.
| A major in Materials Engineering is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 45
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Materials Engineering among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
|  | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM | 9 (4.6%) |  |  | |
|  | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | 37 (3.0%) |  |  | |
|  | Alfred University Alfred, NY | 10 (2.4%) |  |  | |
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|  | Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI | 23 (2.0%) |  |  | |
|  | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | 19 (1.7%) |  |  | |
|  | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | 16 (1.5%) |  |  | |
|  | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | 36 (1.4%) |  |  | |
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|  | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | 38 (1.4%) |  |  | |
|  | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | 5 (1.1%) |  |  | |
|  | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | 36 (1.0%) |  |  | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.