Materials Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 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.

UW Seattle Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at UW Seattle 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.

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 UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its materials 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW Seattle Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	92

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Industrial 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Cost Estimators	5,470	$77,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Engineering Professors	800	$101,880

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 Joe Mabel under License

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