Undergraduate Materials Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UAB. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #2 out of 2 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees
Graduate Study

UAB Undergraduate Materials Engineering Rankings

#56 in the U.S.

#2 in Alabama

#11 in the Southeast Region

College Factual ranks UAB highly for materials engineering, coming in at #56 out of 57 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Schools	56 of 57
Best Materials Engineering Schools in Alabama	2 of 2
Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region	11 of 11

Undergraduate Materials Engineering Degrees at UAB

Here is each degree level available for materials engineering at UAB, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	12
Master’s	6
Doctoral	2

UAB Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Alabama at Birmingham conferred 12 bachelor’s degrees in materials engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UAB holds a strong position among schools offering materials engineering at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #2 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama	2
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	10
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42

Salary of Materials Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$76,224 Bachelor's Median Salary

Materials Engineering students who finish a bachelor’s at UAB earn a median of $76,224 a year. This is above $72,945, the median for all majors at UAB.

Salary for Materials Engineering majors with a bachelor's degree at UAB

UAB Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$9,098 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,568	$22,512
Fees	$50	$50

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of materials engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

The majority of materials engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UAB were White. About 67% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor’s in materials engineering.

Ethnic diversity of Materials Engineering majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

Graduate Study in Materials Engineering at UAB

Graduate study is also available at UAB. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Materials Engineering	6
Doctoral Degrees in Materials Engineering	2

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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