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Materials Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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Materials Engineering at University of Virginia - Main Campus

If you plan to study materials engineering, take a look at what University of Virginia - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 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.

University of Virginia Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Materials Engineering Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Materials Engineering Master’s Program

33% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 materials engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Virginia, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

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Of the students who received a materials engineering master's degree from University of Virginia, 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a master's in materials engineering.

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

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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Cost Estimators 9,220 $74,160
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,030 $164,300
Materials Engineers 470 $97,470

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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