Materials Engineering at Cornell University

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 Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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.

Cornell Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cornell Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at Cornell 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its materials engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell 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	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cornell Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	81

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Cost Estimators	10,150	$75,730
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Materials Engineers	1,020	$100,880

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.