Currently 128 credit hours are required for graduation. Polymers Two other interrelated areas include composites and biomaterials. Career Opportunities Materials Science and Engineering graduates have a variety of options open to them. After graduation, they can find jobs with many different companies or national laboratories. Some of these companies include Intel, 3M, Motorola, Du Pont, Owens Corning, National Steel, Abbott Labs, and Ford Motor Company, just to name a few.
Some graduates also choose to go to graduate school to obtain their Masters or Ph.D. degree.
For the past several years, the Materials Science and Engineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign has been ranked among the top three materials programs in the nation by the U.S. News and World Report. If you are concerned about large class sizes, then you may like our undergraduate classes, with an average size of around 22 students. There are also several student organizations on campus which plan a variety of events throughout the year. The materials department also has its own job placement office which helps students find jobs after graduation or a summer job or co-op while still in school.