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Materials Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Materials Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Every materials engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the materials engineering program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 materials engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UWM.

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.

UWM Materials Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering

UWM Materials Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the materials engineering progam at UWM 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 UWM 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
Best Value Materials Engineering Schools 30

Earnings of UWM Materials Engineering Graduates

The median salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWM is $61,164. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $66,522 for all materials engineering students.

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Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at UWM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UWM also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 - Milwaukee.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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