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 Ohio State University - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in materials engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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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. The bachelor's program at Ohio State was ranked #31 on College Factual's Best Schools for materials engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Ohio.
Here are some of the other rankings for Ohio State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Ohio State paid an average of $1,358 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $442 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,615 | $32,599 |
| Fees | $903 | $903 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,066 | $13,066 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,998 | $2,998 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Ohio State in Materials Engineering walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 13% higher than the national average of $23,918.
materials engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ohio State make an average of $70,596 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% higher than the national average of $63,129.
Online degrees for the Ohio State 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 Ohio State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 29.2% of the materials engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 35.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in materials engineering at Ohio State in 2019-2020, 19.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 54 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Materials Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Materials Engineering | 72 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 69 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 125 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 72 |
| Chemical Engineering | 183 |
| Civil Engineering | 143 |
*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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