General Materials Engineering at University of Connecticut

Every general 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 processing and manufacturing program at University of Connecticut stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Materials Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UCONN General Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCONN General Materials Engineering Rankings

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

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing.

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 General Materials Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a materials processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing.

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

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 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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.