Materials Engineering at Boise State 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 Boise State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and has a total student population of 24,069. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in materials engineering from Boise State.

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.

Boise State Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

Boise State Materials Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The materials engineering major at Boise State 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	5
Best Value Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Focused Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	68

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from Boise State. This makes it the #67 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Materials Engineering Graduates from Boise State Make?

The median salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boise State is $68,028. This is 2% higher than $66,522, which is the national average for all materials engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Boise State

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

Boise State Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 materials engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from Boise State. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Boise State since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at Boise State 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 Boise State University with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boise State Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Materials Engineering from Boise State in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a materials engineering master's degree from Boise State, 67% 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 Boise State 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Boise State also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil 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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,380	$117,930
Cost Estimators	1,190	$60,400
Engineering Professors	220	$111,330

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 Karthikc123 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.