Post-Graduation Salary and Career Info

Materials Science and Engineering MS

At RIT, you don’t just graduate with a degree, you graduate with the skills and hands-on experience to thrive in your chosen career.

First-Year Full-Time Salary of RIT Materials Science and Engineering MS Graduates

$85,100

Average

$88,800

Median

RIT publishes full-time salaries, outcome rates, and typical job titles for graduates within six months of graduation. Data is collected annually, and RIT graduate outcomes above are from the class of 2024.

Student Outcomes 

93.8%

Outcomes Rate for Materials Science and Engineering MS

Total percentage of graduates who have entered the workforce, enrolled in full-time graduate study, or are pursuing alternative plans (military service, volunteering, etc.).

72.70%

Knowledge Rate

Total percentage of graduates for whom RIT has verifiable data, compared to national average knowledge rate of 41% per NACE.
Outcome % of Students
Employed 81.30%
Full-time Graduate Study 12.50%
Alternative Plans 0%
Outcome % of Students
Employed 81.30%
Full-time Graduate Study 12.50%
Alternative Plans 0%

Application Engineer; Process Engineer; Chemical Engineer; Automation Engineer; Product Development Specialist; Material Scientist; Optimized Operations Engineer; Process Engineer; Research Associate; Validation Engineer

3M; Global Foundries; Intel Corporation; Samsung Austin Semiconductor; TOYOTA;  Xerox Corporation; United Launch Alliance; TSMC; Soanne Labs; Sionic Energy; NovolBio; Northrop Grumman; NexGen Power Systems; Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Javlyn Process Systems, LLC; JADAK LLC; Evidera; Cree | Wolfspeed; Boston Scientific; BAE Systems, Inc.; ASML; Arxada (formerly Lonza); ALSTOM; Air Force Office of Special Investigation

Drexel University; University of Buffalo; University of California, Berkeley;  University of Michigan

Learn more about the Materials Science and Engineering MS, including curriculum

Co-op and experiential learning options for this program

Career Services Contact

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Korinne Shaver
Career Advisor
585‑475‑2301