Materials Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

Every 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 engineering program at University of Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. Of the 8,838 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - College Park in 2021, 34 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.

UMCP Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMCP Materials Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the materials engineering progam at UMCP compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The materials engineering major at UMCP 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools	27
Most Focused Materials Engineering Schools	56

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in materials engineering from UMCP. This is the #79 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Materials Engineering Graduates from UMCP Make?

The median salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $61,034. This is less than $66,522, which is the national average of all materials engineering majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at UMCP are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMCP Materials Engineering Master’s Program

The materials engineering program at UMCP awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Architectural and Engineering Managers	5,010	$145,470
Cost Estimators	4,390	$71,650
Materials Engineers	920	$116,380
Engineering Professors	890	$117,160

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.