by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Materials Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Materials Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Cornell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in materials engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for materials engineering majors, Cornell came in at #4. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cornell.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Cornell paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,586 | $58,586 |
| Fees | $696 | $696 |
| Books and Supplies | $990 | $990 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,756 | $15,756 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,964 | $2,964 |
Learn more about Cornell tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cornell is $73,949 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $63,129.
Online degrees for the Cornell materials engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in materials engineering in 2019-2020, 57.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 47.6% of the materials engineering bachelor’s degrees at Cornell in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Materials Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Materials Engineering | 21 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 10 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 32 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 48 |
| Chemical Engineering | 61 |
| Civil Engineering | 37 |
*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.
