Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Did You Know?

Four of the six Anson Marston Distinguished Professors in the College of Engineering are MSE professors.

MSE interns and co-op students earn $2,000-$3,500 monthly.

100% of our students have jobs in their fields within six months of graduation.

Recent MSE BS graduates receive starting salaries at about $55,000 annually, the highest in the College of Engineering.

Student to faculty ratio in the MSE Department is 6:1.

About half of our undergraduate students are working as research assistants earning money while they work with experts in the field.

Average class size is about 20 students.

You can get a BS and MS degree in five years through our concurrent degree program.

MSE faculty have been awarded nearly 40% of the patents in the College of Engineering over the past seven years.

About 50% of entering MSE undergraduates are ISU Honors Program members.