Materials Engineering at University of Idaho

If you plan to study materials engineering, take a look at what University of Idaho has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and approximately 10,791 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,738 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Idaho in 2021, 7 of them were materials engineering majors.

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.

U of I Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Materials Engineering

U of I Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at U of I 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.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from U of I. This makes it the #67 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #70 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at U of I

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

U of I Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at U of I 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 Idaho with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

U of I Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 3 materials engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from U of I, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

U of I also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Biological 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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,380	$117,930
Cost Estimators	1,190	$60,400
Engineering Professors	220	$111,330

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 Davidlharlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.