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Materials Sciences at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

Materials Sciences at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying materials sciences, you may want to check out the program at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Materials Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Penn State University Park Materials Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science

Penn State University Park Materials Sciences Rankings

The materials science major at Penn State University Park is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Materials Sciences. 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.

Materials Science Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials science majors at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Penn State University Park Materials Sciences Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 76% of materials science bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials science at Penn State University Park 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in materials science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 31
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Materials Sciences

The following materials science concentations are available at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Materials Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,220 $150,400
Chemists 5,460 $77,250
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Engineering Professors 2,950 $114,870

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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