Materials Engineering at California State University - Northridge

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 California State University - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381.

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.

CSUN Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

CSUN Materials Engineering Rankings

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.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Materials Engineering from CSUN in 2020-2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Cost Estimators	28,660	$78,190
Materials Engineers	2,590	$107,570
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.