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. In 2021, 47 materials science majors received their bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Materials Science

Carnegie Mellon Materials Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the materials science progam at Carnegie Mellon 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools	1
Most Popular Materials Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	3

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in materials science from Carnegie Mellon. This makes it the #1 most popular school for materials science master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 47 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in materials science from Carnegie Mellon in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical materials science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials science at Carnegie Mellon are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Carnegie Mellon Materials Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 38 materials science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Carnegie Mellon, about 68% were men and 32% were 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	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Carnegie Mellon also has a doctoral program available in materials science. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.