Materials Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University

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

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year.

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

Carnegie Mellon Materials Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science
• Master’s Degree in Materials Science

Carnegie Mellon Materials Sciences Rankings

The materials science major at Carnegie Mellon is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Materials Sciences. 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials science, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Science Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials science majors at Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon Materials Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of materials science bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical materials science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities in its materials science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Carnegie Mellon Materials Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of materials science master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Materials Sciences

If you plan to be a materials science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carnegie Mellon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Science	104
Other Materials Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Chemistry
• Physics

Careers That Materials Science Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Chemists	5,460	$77,250
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.