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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in materials engineering from WVU.

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.

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

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.