by our College Data Analytics TeamStudents interested in general materials engineering, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. Here you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of general materials engineering, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering | 3 | 77 |
| Construction Engineering | 3 | 1,567 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 3 | 900 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3 | 42,939 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 3 | 164 |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | 3 | 264 |
| Textile Sciences and Engineering | 3 | 275 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General | 2 | 9,539 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other | 2 | — |
| Agricultural Engineering | 2 | 1,090 |
A specialization within Materials Engineering, general materials engineering shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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