Materials Engineering at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

Portland State University Materials Engineering Rankings

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.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 14 materials engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Portland State University, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical 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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,580	$133,490
Cost Estimators	2,980	$71,490
Materials Engineers	550	$91,690
Engineering Professors	430	$103,400

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 Visitor7 under License

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