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Northwestern University BS in Materials Engineering

14 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$73,635 Average Salary

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 Northwestern 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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Rankings for the Northwestern BS in Materials Engineering

#3 in the U.S
#1 in Illinois

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for materials engineering majors, Northwestern came in at #3. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.

Here are some of the other rankings for Northwestern.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Materials Engineering Graduates1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k)1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k)1
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k)2
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering2
Best Value Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k)2
Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools2
Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools2
Highest Paid Materials Engineering Graduates2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k)2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $30-$48k)2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k)2
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Materials Engineering Graduates2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k)3
Best Materials Engineering Schools3
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k)3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k)3
Best Value Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $30-$48k)3
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Materials Engineering Graduates3
Best Value Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k)3
Best Value Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k)3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $30-$48k)3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $30-$48k)3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k)3
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering6
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering15
Most Popular Colleges for Materials Engineering16
Most Focused Colleges for Materials Engineering23
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering23
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (With Aid)23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (With Aid)30
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income Over $110k)37
Best Value Colleges for Materials Engineering (With Aid)37
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (With Aid)39
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income Over $110k)40
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering42
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans46
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering50
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering52
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income Over $110k)55
Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans60
Best Value Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income Over $110k)60
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering66
Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans66
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering73
Best Materials Engineering Colleges for Veterans76
Best Value Colleges for Materials Engineering85

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Materials Engineering from Northwestern Cost?

$58,701 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Northwestern Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Northwestern was $6,901 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$58,227$58,227
Fees$474$474
Books and Supplies$1,662$1,662
On Campus Room and Board$17,616$17,616
On Campus Other Expenses$3,304$3,304

Learn more about Northwestern tuition and fees.

How Much Can You Make With a BS in Materials Engineering From Northwestern?

$73,635 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northwestern is $73,635 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $63,129.

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Does Northwestern Offer an Online BS in Materials Engineering?

Online degrees for the Northwestern 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 Northwestern Online Learning page.

Northwestern Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Materials Engineering

14 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
42.9% Women
35.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 14 bachelor’s degrees in materials engineering awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in materials engineering in 2019-2020, 42.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in materials engineering at Northwestern in 2019-2020, 35.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian3
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White7
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Materials Engineering Focus Areas at Northwestern

Materials Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Materials Engineering14

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials engineering.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Engineering5
Biomedical Engineering62
Chemical Engineering42
Civil Engineering13
Computer Engineering24

View All Materials Engineering Related Majors >

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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