A program that focuses on the general application of mathematical and scientific principles to the analysis and evaluation of the characteristics and behavior of solids, including internal structure, chemical properties, transport and energy flow properties, thermodynamics of solids, stress and failure factors, chemical transformation states and processes, compound materials, and research on industrial applications of specific materials.
| A major in Materials Science is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 12
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Materials Science among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA | 19
(1.5%) |  |  | |
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| | United States Air Force Academy
USAFA, CO | 12
(1.2%) | | - | |
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| | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL | 47
(0.6%) |  |  | |
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| | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI | 35
(0.6%) |  | | |
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| | California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA | 1
(0.5%) | | | |
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| | Boise State University
Boise, ID | 7
(0.4%) |  |  | |
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| | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA | 35
(0.4%) | |  | |
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| | University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA | 25
(0.4%) | | | |
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| | University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ | 20
(0.4%) | | - | |
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| | Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI | 23
(0.3%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.