General Materials Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham

What traits are you looking for in a materials processing and manufacturing school? To help you decide if University of Alabama at Birmingham is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's materials processing and manufacturing program.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year.

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.

UAB General Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UAB General Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials processing and manufacturing major at UAB 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials processing and manufacturing, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials processing and manufacturing at UAB are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in materials processing and manufacturing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAB General Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of materials processing and manufacturing master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in materials processing and manufacturing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Cost Estimators	2,160	$59,870
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 Lee Adlaf under License

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