Materials Engineering at University of Kentucky

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying materials engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Kentucky. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 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.

UK Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UK Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at UK 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.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 UK since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UK Materials Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 74% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

If you plan to be a materials engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kentucky. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	29

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,940	$117,490
Cost Estimators	1,790	$65,460
Materials Engineers	190	$74,720
Engineering Professors	170	$80,500

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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