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. Of the 13,409 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University - College Station in 2021, 30 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.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Materials Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Texas A&M College Station

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Texas A&M College Station does offer online courses in materials engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Texas A&M College Station Materials Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the materials engineering progam at Texas A&M College Station 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	50

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from Texas A&M College Station. This makes it the #17 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 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

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in materials engineering from Texas A&M College Station in 2021, 63% were men and 37% were 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in Materials Engineering from Texas A&M College Station in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were 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	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Texas A&M College Station also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.