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. In 2021, 28 materials engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Materials Engineering

Cornell Materials Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the materials engineering progam at Cornell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Schools	3
Most Focused Materials Engineering Schools	15
Best Value Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from Cornell. This makes it the #3 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Cornell Materials Engineering Graduates

The median salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $74,526. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $66,522 for all materials engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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 9% 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	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cornell Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 46 students who earned a master's degree in Materials Engineering from Cornell in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were 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	0
White	8
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.