Materials Science

60
Colleges Offering This Major
638
Annual Completions
Degree Levels
Bachelor's Certificate Doctoral Master's
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About This Major

A program that focuses on the general application of mathematical and scientific principles to the analysis and evaluation of the characteristics and behavior of solids, including internal structure, chemical properties, transport and energy flow properties, thermodynamics of solids, stress and failure factors, chemical transformation states and processes, compound materials, and research on industrial applications of specific materials.

Program Examples

  • Mechanical Properties of Materials
  • Structural Materials
  • Electronic and Optical Materials
  • Biomaterials
  • Materials Theory
  • Surface Technology

Related CIP Codes

  • 14.1801
  • Materials Engineering., 40.1002
  • Materials Chemistry

At a Glance

CIP Code
40.1001
CIP Family
40
Colleges
60
Annual Completions
638
Degree Levels
Bachelor's Certificate Doctoral Master's

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