Materials Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Purdue Materials Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering
Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

Purdue Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at Purdue 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.

There were 40 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials engineering majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

34% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at Purdue are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its materials engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	33
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Purdue Materials Engineering Master’s Program

22% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	97

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Cost Estimators	4,360	$65,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Materials Engineers	840	$80,560

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
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