Materials Engineering at University of Central Florida

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying materials engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Florida. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 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.

UCF Materials Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering
Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

UCF Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at UCF 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UCF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials engineering majors at University of Central Florida.

UCF Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UCF since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its materials engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCF Materials Engineering Master’s Program

36% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Of the students who received a materials engineering master's degree from UCF, 64% 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 University of Central Florida with a master's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	23

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Cost Estimators	13,220	$62,370
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170
Materials Engineers	590	$99,570

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
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