General Materials Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

What traits are you looking for in a materials processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing program.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559.

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

UT Knoxville General Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
• Master’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

UT Knoxville General Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials processing and manufacturing major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials processing and manufacturing, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Knoxville since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Knoxville General Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of materials processing and manufacturing master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

Of the students who received a materials processing and manufacturing master's degree from UT Knoxville, 69% 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 processing and manufacturing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Materials Processing and Manufacturing Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials processing and manufacturing 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

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