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Undergraduate Materials Engineering at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #1 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

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Undergraduate Materials Engineering Rankings

College Factual rates University of Minnesota-Twin Cities as a strong choice for materials engineering, coming in at #39 out of 57 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Schools	39 of 57
Best Materials Engineering Schools in Minnesota	1 of 2
Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	2 of 4

Undergraduate Materials Engineering Degrees at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

The table below lists every degree level offered in materials engineering at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	25
Master’s	9
Doctoral	11

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities awarded 25 bachelor’s degrees in materials engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is among the very best schools in the country for materials engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota	1
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25

Salary of Materials Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Materials Engineering students who finish a bachelor’s at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities earn a median of $80,695 a year. This is higher than $71,500, the median for all majors at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Student Debt of Materials Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, materials engineering graduates take on a median debt of $21,250 in student loans. This is below $21,568, the typical median for all majors at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$13,532	$36,296
Fees	$2,066	$2,066

Learn more about University of Minnesota-Twin Cities tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 76% of materials engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

The largest share of materials engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities were White. About 68% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a bachelor’s in materials engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	3

Graduate Study in Materials Engineering at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Materials Engineering	9
Doctoral Degrees in Materials Engineering	11

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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