Materials Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.
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.
UIUC Materials Engineering Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering
- Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering
UIUC Materials Engineering Rankings
The materials engineering major at UIUC 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 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UIUC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials engineering majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
UIUC Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in materials engineering.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 22 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 24 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
UIUC Materials Engineering Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in materials engineering.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Materials Engineering
The following materials engineering concentations are available at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| General Materials Engineering | 109 |
Related Majors
- General Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- Nuclear Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Operations Research
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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
| Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | 9,760 | $136,270 |
| Cost Estimators | 5,600 | $66,480 |
| Engineering Professors | 1,330 | $114,010 |
| Materials Engineers | 800 | $84,310 |
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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More about our data sources and methodologies.
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