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 Drexel University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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Part-time graduates at Drexel paid an average of $1,342 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $36,234 | $36,234 |
| Fees | $840 | $840 |
The median early career salary of materials engineering students who receive their doctor’s degree from Drexel is $84,653 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
Drexel does not offer an online option for its materials engineering doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Drexel Online Learning page.
About 44.4% of the students who received their PhD in materials engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.2% of the materials engineering doctor’s degrees at Drexel in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Materials Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Materials Engineering | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Architectural Engineering | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 16 |
| Chemical Engineering | 5 |
| Civil Engineering | 6 |
| Electrical Engineering | 9 |
*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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