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Pennsylvania State University - University Park PhD in Materials Engineering

The 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 Pennsylvania State University - University Park. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in materials engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park PhD in Materials Engineering

#211 in the U.S
#27 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is a good match for you, you may want to check out College Factual's Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking to see some of the great options that are available. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #211 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #27 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Doctorate in Materials Engineering from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State University Park was $1,571 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $915 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online PhD in Materials Engineering?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park materials engineering doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Doctorate Student Diversity for Materials Engineering

15 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
26.7% Women
26.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 15 doctor’s degrees in materials engineering awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 26.7% of the materials engineering students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 30.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in materials engineering at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019, 26.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Materials Engineering Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Materials Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Materials Engineering 15

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Related Major Annual Graduates
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Agricultural Engineering 1
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Biomedical Engineering 7
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References

*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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