Career Placement Outcomes - Materials Science and Engineering

Doctoral Students Between 2011 and 2018

Employed In-field	Employed Out-of-field	Continuing Education	Seeking	Response rate:
55.7%	0%	0%	7.6%	63.3 %

Master's Students Between 2011 and 2018

Employed In-field	Employed Out-of-field	Continuing Education	Seeking	Response rate:
38.1%	0%	18.4%	7.1%	63.4 %

* The above data are based on an employment survey completed within 6 months after graduation. If the percentages do not add up to 100%, the remaining graduates were not seeking employment at the 6-month mark.

Roles and Workspace for 2019-2021 Doctoral and Master's Graduates

	4-year college/master's university	For-profit company: Manufacturing	Government	Research university	Self-employed/Entrepreneurial	Other
Engineering		4	1	1	1	5
Postdoc				5
Research Staff	1	1		1
Other						1

Employment Statistics: National Science Board (NSB) infographic of long-term career trajectories show the diverse possibilities for this discipline.

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