Materials Engineering at Stanford University

Every materials engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the materials engineering program at Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 materials engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Stanford.

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.

Stanford Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Stanford

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Stanford offers distance education options for materials engineering at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Stanford Materials Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The materials engineering major at Stanford 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 Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools	14
	37

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from Stanford. This makes it the #4 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in materials engineering from Stanford. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

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

Stanford Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 44 students who graduated with a master’s in materials engineering from Stanford in 2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford 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	9
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Stanford also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Petroleum Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 Stanford 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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.