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Materials Engineering at West Virginia University

Materials Engineering at West Virginia University

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 West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Materials Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

WVU Materials Engineering Rankings

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Materials Engineering Master’s Program

33% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

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

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 West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering 1

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Cost Estimators 890 $63,890
Architectural and Engineering Managers 500 $139,030
Materials Engineers 160 $88,320

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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