Materials Sciences at University of Delaware

Every materials sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the materials science program at University of Delaware stacks up to those at other schools.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Materials Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UD Materials Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science
• Master’s Degree in Materials Science

UD Materials Sciences Rankings

The materials science major at UD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Materials Sciences. 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials science, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Science Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Materials Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of materials science bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical materials science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials science at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in materials science.

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

UD Materials Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of materials science master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Delaware with a master's in materials science.

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

Concentrations Within Materials Sciences

Materials Sciences 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 Delaware. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Science	17

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics
• Chemistry

Careers That Materials Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Chemists	1,420	$105,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers	370	$157,490
Engineering Professors	230	$78,470
Chemistry Professors	80	$90,430

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.