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Undergraduate Materials Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University

Here is an overview of this program at Carnegie Mellon; CMU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Undergraduate Materials Sciences Degrees at Carnegie Mellon; CMU

The following degree levels are granted in materials sciences at Carnegie Mellon; CMU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	32
Master’s	35
Doctoral	23

Carnegie Mellon; CMU Materials Sciences Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Carnegie Mellon University conferred 32 bachelor’s degrees in materials sciences.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Carnegie Mellon; CMU is not yet ranked for materials sciences at the bachelor’s level.

Salary of Materials Sciences Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Materials Sciences students who finish a bachelor’s at Carnegie Mellon; CMU report a median salary of $68,634 a year. This is lower than $134,648, the median for all majors at Carnegie Mellon; CMU.

Carnegie Mellon; CMU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$57,560	$64,596
Fees	$1,040	$1,040

Find out more about Carnegie Mellon; CMU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 66% of materials sciences bachelor’s degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

The majority of materials sciences bachelor’s degree graduates at Carnegie Mellon; CMU are Asian. About 56% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor’s in materials sciences.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
Non-Resident Aliens	3
Other Races	3

Materials Science (Bachelor’s)

Carnegie Mellon; CMU granted 32 bachelor’s degrees in materials science in the most recent reporting year — 34% to women and 66% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Asian (56%).

Graduate Study in Materials Sciences at Carnegie Mellon; CMU

Graduate study is also available at Carnegie Mellon; CMU. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Materials Sciences	35
Doctoral Degrees in Materials Sciences	23

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License More about our data sources and methodologies.