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.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

San Jose State Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 61% better 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 master's in materials engineering.

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

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

The following materials engineering concentations are available at San Jose State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Jose State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	19

Related Majors

• Chemical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Industrial 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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