Materials Engineering at Clemson University

What traits are you looking for in a materials engineering school? To help you decide if Clemson University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's materials engineering program.

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a total student population of 26,406. Of the 5,155 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University in 2021, 44 of them were materials engineering majors.

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.

Clemson Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

Clemson Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at Clemson 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.

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from Clemson. This makes it the #34 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Materials Engineering Graduates from Clemson Make?

The median salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clemson is $63,207. This is less than $66,522, which is the national average of all materials engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in materials engineering from Clemson. About 70% were men and 30% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at Clemson 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 Clemson University with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Clemson Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in materials engineering from Clemson in 2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

Of the students who received a materials engineering master's degree from Clemson, 55% 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 Clemson University with a master's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clemson also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Agricultural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical 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 SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,770	$132,810
Cost Estimators	2,450	$63,520
Engineering Professors	610	$98,390
Materials Engineers	570	$87,470

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 hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.