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General Materials Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

If you plan to study General Materials Engineering, consider the program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus is located in Atlanta, GA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 114 general materials engineering degrees were granted at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Online Class Availability at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Online coursework is an option at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. Of 53,363 students, 25,257 (47%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,292 (8%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for General Materials Engineering graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Materials Engineering graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus are 28% women (32) and 72% men (82).

General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Among the 60 bachelor’s general materials engineering graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, 33% were women (20) and 67% were men (40).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Materials Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	34
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	1
Asian	7
Two or More Races	6
International (Nonresident)	8
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of General Materials Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, below the national average of 33%.*

General Materials Engineering Master’s Program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Among the 37 master’s general materials engineering degrees awarded at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, 16% were women (6) and 84% were men (31).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Materials Engineering master’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
Asian	4
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	18

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of General Materials Engineering master’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, below the national average of 24%.*

General Materials Engineering Doctoral Program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Among the 17 doctoral general materials engineering graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, 35% were women (6) and 65% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Materials Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	4
International (Nonresident)	10

Minority students account for 29% of General Materials Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, above the national average of 17%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for General Materials Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the General Materials Engineering program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for General Materials Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Cost Estimators	$80,966
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Materials Engineers	$52,129

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.