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Pennsylvania State University - University Park MS 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. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in materials engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park MS in Materials Engineering

#151 in the U.S
#8 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 Master'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 #151 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #8 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Master’s in Materials Engineering from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,571 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $915 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

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

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

Penn State University Park does not offer an online option for its materials engineering master’s degree program 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 Master’s Student Diversity for Materials Engineering

16 Master's Degrees Awarded
25.0% Women
6.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 16 master’s degrees in materials engineering awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 25.0% of the students who received their MS in materials engineering in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 30.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in materials engineering at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019, 6.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 16%.

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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 5
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MS 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 16

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 1
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 33
Agricultural Engineering 6
Architectural Engineering 45
Biomedical Engineering 8

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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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