Materials Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 32,277. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in materials engineering from Pitt.

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.

Pitt Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

Pitt Materials Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The materials engineering major at Pitt 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Focused Materials Engineering Schools	52
Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	61

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from Pitt. This makes it the #40 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Pitt

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

Pitt Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in materials engineering from Pitt in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Pitt Materials Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in materials engineering from Pitt. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus 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	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Pitt also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Metallurgical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Civil 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

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
• Image Credit: By Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.