Materials Engineering at University of Florida

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

UF Materials Engineering 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.

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.

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

38% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% 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 UF since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 55% 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 13% 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	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	32
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UF Materials Engineering Master’s Program

35% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

The following materials engineering concentations are available at University of Florida. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	113

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
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