General Materials Engineering at North Carolina State University

If you plan to study general materials engineering, take a look at what North Carolina State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year.

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.

NC State General Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NC State does offer online courses in materials processing and manufacturing for the following degree levels:

NC State General Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials processing and manufacturing major at NC State 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials processing and manufacturing, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% 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 NC State since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials processing and manufacturing at NC 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in materials processing and manufacturing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NC State General Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of materials processing and manufacturing master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a materials processing and manufacturing master's degree from NC State, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Cost Estimators	6,580	$62,590
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,060	$140,980
Engineering Professors	1,400	$89,850

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.