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 Boise State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in materials engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Boise State was ranked #76 on College Factual's Best Schools for materials engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Idaho.
Here are some of the other rankings for Boise State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Boise State paid an average of $724 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $367 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,532 | $22,452 |
| Fees | $2,536 | $2,536 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,327 | $12,327 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,895 | $3,895 |
Learn more about Boise State tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Boise State in Materials Engineering walked away with an average of $23,000 in student debt. That is 4% lower than the national average of $23,918.
The median early career salary of materials engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Boise State is $67,101 per year. That is 6% higher than the national average of $63,129.
Online degrees for the Boise 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 Boise State Online Learning page.
About 25.0% of the students who received their BS in materials engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 35.2%.
Around 12.5% of materials engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Boise State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| 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 | 20 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 13 |
| Civil Engineering | 42 |
| Electrical Engineering | 61 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 93 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
