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 University of Illinois at Chicago. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in materials engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UIC was $993 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $692 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 | $13,799 | $23,714 |
| Fees | $3,322 | $3,322 |
Online degrees for the UIC 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 UIC Online Learning page.
About 40.0% of the students who received their MS in materials engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in materials engineering at UIC in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 3 |
| 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 | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 8 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 26 |
| Chemical Engineering | 13 |
| Civil Engineering | 48 |
| Electrical Engineering | 83 |
*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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