Materials Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a materials engineering school? To help you decide if Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's materials engineering program.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 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.

RPI Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

RPI Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at RPI 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials engineering majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

36% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at RPI since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at RPI 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RPI Materials Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a materials engineering master's degree from RPI, 75% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in materials engineering.

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

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	37

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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Cost Estimators	10,150	$75,730
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Materials Engineers	1,020	$100,880

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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