Materials Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

If you plan to study materials engineering, take a look at what Texas A&M University - College Station has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and has a total student population of 70,418.

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.

Texas A&M College Station Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Materials Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

Texas A&M College Station Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at Texas A&M College Station 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 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 Texas A&M College Station

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials engineering majors at Texas A&M University - College Station.

Texas A&M College Station Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% 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 Texas A&M College Station since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at Texas A&M College Station are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Texas A&M University - College Station with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Texas A&M College Station Materials Engineering Master’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas A&M University - College Station with a master's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

If you plan to be a materials engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas A&M University - College Station. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	77

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• General Engineering
• Marine Engineering
• Ocean 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 TX, the home state for Texas A&M University - College Station.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Cost Estimators	17,240	$73,950
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200
Materials Engineers	2,400	$99,790

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 Aggie0083 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.