General Materials Engineering at Auburn University

Every general 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 processing and manufacturing program at Auburn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year.

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

Auburn General Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
• Master’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Auburn does offer online education options in materials processing and manufacturing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn General Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials processing and manufacturing major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials processing and manufacturing, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials processing and manufacturing majors at Auburn University.

Auburn General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Auburn since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials processing and manufacturing at Auburn 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 Auburn University with a bachelor's in materials processing and manufacturing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn General Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of materials processing and manufacturing master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

In the materials processing and manufacturing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Materials Processing and Manufacturing Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Cost Estimators	2,160	$59,870
Materials Engineers	710	$94,590
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.