Materials Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

What traits are you looking for in a materials engineering school? To help you decide if The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's materials engineering program.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,356 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2021, 21 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.

UT Knoxville 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 UT Knoxville

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.

UT Knoxville does offer online education options in materials engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UT Knoxville Materials Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks materials engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UT Knoxville performed in these rankings.

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 UT Knoxville 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #21 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at UT Knoxville are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Knoxville Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in materials engineering from UT Knoxville in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a materials engineering master's degree from UT Knoxville, 81% were white. This is above 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in materials engineering.

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

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Computer 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Cost Estimators	2,870	$63,770
Materials Engineers	760	$111,670
Engineering Professors	610	$107,480

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.