Materials Engineering at University of Connecticut

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 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.

UCONN Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCONN Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at UCONN 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

28% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at UCONN 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 University of Connecticut with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCONN Materials Engineering Master’s Program

45% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Of the students who received a materials engineering master's degree from UCONN, 55% 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 Connecticut with a master's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Connecticut. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	55

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,570	$143,920
Cost Estimators	1,840	$74,910
Engineering Professors	420	$100,280
Materials Engineers	390	$98,310

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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