Materials Engineering at Virginia Tech

What traits are you looking for in a materials engineering school? To help you decide if Virginia Tech is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's materials engineering program.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 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.

Virginia Tech Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Materials Engineering Rankings

The materials engineering major at Virginia Tech 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of materials engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	41
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Virginia Tech Materials Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering	85

Related Majors

• Marine Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Other 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License

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