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Materials Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Materials Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What traits are you looking for in a materials science school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's materials science program.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Materials Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UNC Chapel Hill Materials Sciences Degrees Available

UNC Chapel Hill Materials Sciences Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in materials science, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Concentrations Within Materials Sciences

If you plan to be a materials science 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Science 2

Careers That Materials Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Professors 5,220 $70,590
Chemists 4,370 $77,820
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,060 $140,980
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Engineering Professors 1,400 $89,850

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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