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Materials Engineering at University of California - San Diego

Materials Engineering at University of California - San Diego

If you plan to study materials engineering, take a look at what University of California - San Diego has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCSD Materials Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

UCSD Materials Engineering Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UCSD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials engineering majors at University of California - San Diego.

UCSD Materials Engineering Master’s Program

20% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - San Diego with a master's in materials engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 6
International Students 34
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

If you plan to be a materials engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering 72

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 CA, the home state for University of California - San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Cost Estimators 28,660 $78,190
Materials Engineers 2,590 $107,570
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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