General Metallurgical Engineering at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Metallurgical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UA General Metallurgical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Metallurgical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Metallurgical Engineering

UA General Metallurgical Engineering Rankings

The general metallurgical engineering major at UA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Metallurgical 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.

General Metallurgical Engineering Student Demographics at UA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general metallurgical engineering majors at The University of Alabama.

UA General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general metallurgical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical general metallurgical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at UA since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general metallurgical engineering at UA are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general metallurgical engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in general metallurgical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UA General Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of general metallurgical engineering master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a general metallurgical engineering master's degree from UA, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Alabama with a master's in general metallurgical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Metallurgical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general metallurgical 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Materials Engineers	710	$94,590
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400

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 Deutschlandreform under License

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