Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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 Austin Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Materials Engineering

UT Austin Materials Engineering Rankings

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There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Materials Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in materials engineering from UT Austin. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in materials engineering.

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

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Environmental 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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.