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 North Carolina State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NC State was $1,468 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $505 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,095 | $26,421 |
| Fees | $2,578 | $2,578 |
The median early career salary of materials engineering students who receive their master’s degree from NC State is $90,146 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
Online degrees for the NC State materials engineering master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in materials engineering in 2019-2020, 15.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 28.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in materials engineering at NC State in 2019-2020, 3.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| 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 | 16 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Materials Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Materials Engineering | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 16 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 17 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 9 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 13 |
| Chemical Engineering | 45 |
*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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