General Materials Engineering at University of Florida

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 Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372.

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.

UF General Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Materials Processing and Manufacturing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing
• Master’s Degree in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

UF General Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials processing and manufacturing major at UF 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials processing and manufacturing, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Processing and Manufacturing Student Demographics at UF

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

UF General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of materials processing and manufacturing bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical materials processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing.

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 General Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of materials processing and manufacturing 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 processing and manufacturing.

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

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 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.