General Materials Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501.

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

RPI General Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
• Master’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

RPI General Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials processing and manufacturing major at RPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 processing and manufacturing, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at RPI

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

RPI General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical materials processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing.

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 General Materials Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a materials processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing.

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

Careers That Materials Processing and Manufacturing Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials processing and manufacturing 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
• Image Credit: By UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.