The 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 Illinois Institute of Technology. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in materials engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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 Illinois Tech was ranked #67 on College Factual's Best Schools for materials engineering list. It is also ranked #3 in Illinois.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Illinois Tech paid an average of $1,512 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 | |
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Tuition | $48,610 | $48,610 |
Fees | $1,620 | $1,620 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,328 | $15,328 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,150 | $4,150 |
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Illinois Tech 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 Illinois Tech Online Learning page.
About 40.0% of the students who received their BS in materials engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the materials engineering bachelor’s degrees at Illinois Tech in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Materials Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Materials Engineering | 5 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 26 |
Architectural Engineering | 9 |
Biomedical Engineering | 37 |
Chemical Engineering | 42 |
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.
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