by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Materials Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Materials Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in materials science, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Carnegie Mellon paid an average of $633 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,441 | $46,441 |
| Fees | $885 | $885 |
Online degrees for the Carnegie Mellon materials science doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.
Women made up around 31.3% of the materials science students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 33.1%.
Around 6.3% of materials science doctor’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Materials Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Materials Science | 16 |
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*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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