Materials Engineering at University of Utah

What traits are you looking for in a materials engineering school? To help you decide if University of Utah is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's materials engineering program.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,437 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Utah in 2021, 27 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.

U of U Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

U of U Materials Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The materials engineering major at U of U 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
Most Focused Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
	71

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

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Materials Engineering Graduates from U of U Make?

The median salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at U of U is $42,076. 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 U of U

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

U of U Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering from U of U in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

U of U Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 9 materials engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from U of U, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a materials engineering master's degree from U of U, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

U of U also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• General Engineering
• Geoscience 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Cost Estimators	2,680	$65,940
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,230	$128,980
Materials Engineers	420	$88,100
Engineering Professors	320	$120,110

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.