Materials Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

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. Of the 8,338 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University - Main Campus in 2021, 44 of them were materials engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Materials Engineering

Purdue Materials Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the materials engineering progam at Purdue compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	15

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from Purdue. This makes it the #29 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Materials Engineering Graduates from Purdue Make?

The median salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $69,257. This is 4% higher than $66,522, which is the national average for all materials engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 materials engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from Purdue. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 70% 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.

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	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Purdue Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 13 materials engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 77% were men and 23% were women.

In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 40 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General 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 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
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

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