Materials Engineering at Alfred University

Every materials engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the materials engineering program at Alfred University stacks up to those at other schools.

Alfred is located in Alfred, New York and approximately 2,187 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 materials engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Alfred.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Materials Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Alfred Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Materials Engineering

Alfred Materials Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the materials engineering progam at Alfred compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The materials engineering major at Alfred is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Materials Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Focused Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	13
	48
Best Value Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
	63
Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools	67
Best Value Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	68
Best Materials Engineering Schools	91
Best Value Materials Engineering Schools	95

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from Alfred. This makes it the #72 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #58 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Alfred

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials engineering majors at Alfred University.

Alfred Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The materials engineering program at Alfred awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Alfred since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at Alfred are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alfred University with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Alfred Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a materials engineering master's degree from Alfred, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alfred University with a master's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alfred also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Ceramic Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Careers That Materials Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Alfred University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Cost Estimators	10,150	$75,730
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Materials Engineers	1,020	$100,880

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities 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 at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Benjamin D. Esham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.