Materials Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UPenn Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at UPenn 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% 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 UPenn since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UPenn Materials Engineering Master’s Program

40% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

The following materials engineering concentations are available at University of Pennsylvania. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	58

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Cost Estimators	8,610	$67,330
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Materials Engineers	1,690	$89,180

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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