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Materials Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

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.

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

UMCP Materials Engineering 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.

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.

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

23% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UMCP Materials Engineering Master’s Program

43% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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Of the students who received a materials engineering master's degree from UMCP, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

The following materials engineering concentations are available at University of Maryland - College Park. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering 46

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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