Materials Engineering at University of Florida

What traits are you looking for in a materials engineering school? To help you decide if University of Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's materials engineering program.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received a bachelor's degree in materials engineering from UF.

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.

UF Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Materials Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Materials Engineering

UF Materials Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the materials engineering progam at UF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The materials engineering major at UF 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	12
Most Focused Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	30

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from UF. This makes it the #8 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UF Materials Engineering Graduates

The median salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $70,098. This is 5% higher than $66,522, which is the national average for all materials engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 materials engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from UF. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at UF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UF Materials Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a master's degree in materials engineering from UF. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UF also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering

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 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
• Image Credit: By DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.