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 Drexel University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in materials engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, 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. The bachelor's program at Drexel was ranked #47 on College Factual's Best Schools for materials engineering list. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Drexel.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Drexel paid an average of $1,212 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,868 | $53,868 |
| Fees | $2,370 | $2,370 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,700 | $1,700 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,008 | $16,008 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,200 | $1,200 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Materials Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at Drexel took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 30% higher than the national average of $23,918.
The median early career salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Drexel is $67,324 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $63,129.
Drexel does not offer an online option for its materials engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Drexel Online Learning page.
Women made up around 33.3% of the materials engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 35.2%.
Around 25.0% of materials engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Drexel in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Materials Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Materials Engineering | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 8 |
| Architectural Engineering | 19 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 102 |
| Chemical Engineering | 78 |
| Civil Engineering | 46 |
*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.
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