{"id":1530,"date":"2025-01-24T19:33:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/?page_id=1530"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:21:53","slug":"materials-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/materials-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Materials Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n            <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_IMG_9757.jpg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"section has-image-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">Materials Engineering<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#10 Undergraduate Program in the U.S.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. News and World Report 2024<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                            <ul  class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/MSE\/undergraduate\/undergraduate\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                VISIT WEBSITE                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--white\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.purdue.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=18&amp;poid=32113&amp;hl=%22materials+engineering%22&amp;returnto=search\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                EXPLORE PLAN OF STUDY                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/Academics\/Undergraduate\/Majors\/2024-25\/majors\/MSE_curriculum_map\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                view DEGREE MAP                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"purdue-color-hero has-gold-background \">\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--body\">\n                            <p class=\"purdue-home-hero__subheader tagged-header purdue-color-hero--subheader\">\n                     STUDENT success                <\/p>\n                                <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-color-hero--header\">outcomes <\/h1>\n                                <p class=\"purdue-color-hero--subtext\"><strong><em>LOCATION: WEST LAFAYETTE<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong>Materials engineers are at the forefront of nanotechnology, biomaterials and microelectronics, as well as traditional technical fields. A degree in this discipline equips you to analyze the structure and composition of metals, plastics, ceramics, composites and other materials \u2014 from the atomic level through the microscopic \u2014 to control their strength, thermal conductivity and other properties for custom-tailored results.<br><br>Materials engineers work in industries including healthcare, the automotive industry, aerospace companies, consumer products, energy production and sports.<br><br>Contact Info:<br><a href=\"mailto:aaeugrad@purdue.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:son39@purdue.edu\">son39@purdue.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                <div class=\"\">\n                    <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/MSE\/undergraduate\/undergraduate\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        MORE about Materials engineering                    <\/a>\n                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