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Materials Engineer
- Median pay
- $112,860/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 5.7%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Materials Engineer career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
116 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 2-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Associate's | $3,206 | TX |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $3,967 | CA |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Bachelor's | $6,541 | FL |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $7,021 | CA |
| Florida International University Miami, FL · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $9,288 | FL |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX · 4-yr Public | Metallurgical Engineering +1 more | Bachelor's | $9,403 | TX |
| Portland State University Portland, OR · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Certificate | $9,552 | OR |
| University of South Florida Tampa, FL · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $9,812 | FL |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Bachelor's | $9,873 | NM |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $10,411 | FL |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $10,836 | TX |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $10,974 | IL |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $11,531 | CA |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Associate's | $11,795 | WA |
| University of California-Merced Merced, CA · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $11,983 | CA |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Bachelor's | $12,116 | GA |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $12,470 | CA |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $12,548 | CA |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Bachelor's | $13,138 | MI |
| Wichita State University Wichita, KS · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Certificate | $13,194 | KS |
| San Jose State University San Jose, CA · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $13,760 | CA |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA · 4-yr Private | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $13,807 | CA |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · 4-yr Public | Polymer Engineering | Graduate | $13,946 | OH |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $13,951 | TX |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · 4-yr Public | Materials Engineering | Graduate | $14,091 | WA |
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