Vocational Programs for Materials Scientists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
9K	$54.06	$112,440

The role of Materials Scientists is to research and study the structures and chemical properties of various natural and synthetic or composite materials, including metals, alloys, rubber, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and glass The average annual wage of the occupations is $112,440 and $54 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Materials Scientists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 8,810 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Materials Scientists Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Materials Scientists. Total 2 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Materials Science page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Materials Scientists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Materials Science	2	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Materials Scientists

The following 2 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Materials Scientists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.

The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC private (not-for-profit), four-years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$55,834

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX public, four-years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$13,099(in-state) $40,328(out-of-state)