General Materials Engineering at Clemson University

If you are interested in studying general materials engineering, you may want to check out the program at Clemson University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a total student population of 26,406.

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

Clemson General Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
• Master’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

Clemson General Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials processing and manufacturing major at Clemson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

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

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Clemson since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials processing and manufacturing at Clemson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Clemson General Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of materials processing and manufacturing master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

In the materials processing and manufacturing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Materials Processing and Manufacturing Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials processing and manufacturing 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

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