Materials Engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study materials engineering, take a look at what Wright State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and has a total student population of 10,936. Of the 2,000 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wright State University - Main Campus in 2021, 9 of them were materials engineering majors.

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.

Wright State University - Main Campus Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

Wright State University - Main Campus Materials Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the materials engineering progam at Wright State University - Main Campus compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The materials engineering major at Wright State University - Main Campus 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
	45

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from Wright State University - Main Campus. This makes it the #47 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Wright State University - Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials engineering majors at Wright State University - Main Campus.

Wright State University - Main Campus Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 materials engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wright State University - Main Campus, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus 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 Wright State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wright State University - Main Campus Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 8 materials engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wright State University - Main Campus, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wright State University - Main Campus with a master's in materials engineering.

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

Wright State University - Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Biomedical 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 OH, the home state for Wright State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Cost Estimators	10,200	$64,700
Architectural and Engineering Managers	6,160	$135,360
Materials Engineers	2,000	$91,360
Engineering Professors	1,530	$113,110

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 K. Shimada under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.