Materials Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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 - Madison Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at UW - Madison 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

38% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% 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 - Madison since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Madison Materials Engineering Master’s Program

16% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison 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	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Wisconsin - Madison. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	60

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Cost Estimators	4,210	$57,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Engineering Professors	500	$103,980
Materials Engineers	380	$82,410

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
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