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Materials Engineering at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. In 2021, 28 materials engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Michigan State.

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.

Michigan State Materials Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering

Michigan State Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at Michigan State 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.

Earnings of Michigan State Materials Engineering Graduates

The median salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $68,609. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $66,522 for all materials engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 19
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers 10,460 $132,810
Cost Estimators 6,590 $63,810
Engineering Professors 1,640 $106,740
Materials Engineers 1,370 $82,570

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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