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Materials Engineering at San Jose State University

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Materials Engineering at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. Of the 7,192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 2021, 14 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.

San Jose State Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Materials Engineering Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The materials engineering major at San Jose State 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 Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 35

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from San Jose State. This makes it the #60 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering from San Jose State in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

San Jose State Materials Engineering Master’s Program

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The materials engineering program at San Jose State awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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

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

San Jose State also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Cost Estimators 28,660 $78,190
Materials Engineers 2,590 $107,570
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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