Materials Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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 Minnesota - Twin Cities stacks up to those at other schools.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,414 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2021, 39 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.

UMN Twin Cities Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at UMN Twin Cities 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, 6 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from UMN Twin Cities. This makes it the #54 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Materials Engineering Graduates from UMN Twin Cities Make?

The median salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMN Twin Cities is $60,883. 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 UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 materials engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMN Twin Cities. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMN Twin Cities Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in materials engineering from UMN Twin Cities in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

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

UMN Twin Cities also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Agricultural 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Cost Estimators	4,460	$65,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,080	$143,440
Engineering Professors	530	$108,050
Materials Engineers	360	$96,780

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.