Metallurgical Engineering at University of Utah

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

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, 4 of them were metallurgical engineering majors.

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

U of U Metallurgical Engineering Degrees Available

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

U of U Metallurgical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks metallurgical engineering programs across the country. The following shows how U of U performed in these rankings.

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 metallurgical engineering major at U of U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Metallurgical 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 Focused Metallurgical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	6

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in metallurgical engineering from U of U. This makes it the #3 most popular school for metallurgical engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in metallurgical engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Metallurgical Engineering Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in metallurgical engineering from U of U in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering at U of U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its metallurgical 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 Utah with a bachelor's in metallurgical engineering.

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

U of U Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Program

The metallurgical engineering program at U of U awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

Of the students who received a metallurgical engineering master's degree from U of U, 100% 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 metallurgical engineering.

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

U of U also has a doctoral program available in metallurgical engineering. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• General Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering

Careers That Metallurgical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in metallurgical 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
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.