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Materials Engineering at University of Southern California

Materials Engineering at University of Southern California

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 Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Materials Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

USC Materials Engineering Rankings

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Materials Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering 34

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Cost Estimators 28,660 $78,190
Materials Engineers 2,590 $107,570
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790

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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