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Department of Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering The University of Tennessee

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  • Knoxville, TN
    location
  • Public
    type
  • Urban
    setting
  • 19%81%
    student ratio
  • 95
    total students
  • $8,332 | $25,174
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • February 1
    fall application deadline
  • 11%
    acceptance rate
  • 6 Degrees
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (MS/MBA)
    • Reliability And Maintainability Engineering Master of Science (MS)
    • Polymer Engineering Master of Science (MS)
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    • Materials Science And Engineering Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
      Master of Science (MS)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 8
    • Doctoral Degrees 9
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? Yes
    • Evening/weekend programs available? No
    • Distance learning programs available? No
    • Terminal master's degree available? No
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Alternate accepted
    • Doctoral Degrees Required and Required
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

11% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied235
    • Accepted27
    • Acceptance Rate11%
    • Enrolled20
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $35
    • Application Fee - International $35
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline February 1st February 1st Yes
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline June 15th June 15th Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's DegreesGRE General Test (for MS students pursuing research thesis), minimum GPA of 2.7 (for U.S. degree holders), 3.0 (for international degree holders); 3 references
    • Doctoral's DegreesCollege requires GRE General Test for all PhD candidates, minimum GPA of 3.0 on previous graduate course work; 3 references
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 550 paper based

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$8,332
    • Out-of-state tuition *$25,174
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year fees$1,162.00
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsFebruary 1
    • Types of financial support availableFellowships, Research Assitantships, Teaching Assistantships, Career or Field-Related Internships, Federal Work-Study, Health Care Benefits, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students95
    • Female Percentage19%
    • Male Percentage81%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students95
    • Part-time Percentage12%
    • Full-time Percentage88%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino10%
    • Black / African American10%
    • White / Caucasian69%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
    • Asian5%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races0%
    • Unknown6%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty46
    • Full-time Percentage76%
    • Part-time Percentage24%
    • Female Percentage15%
    • Male Percentage85%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchBiomaterials; functional materials electronic, magnetic and optical; high temperature materials; mechanical behavior of materials; neutron materials science
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$7,911,000

Location & Contact

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

College of Engineering
The University of Tennessee

434 Dougherty Hall 1512 Middle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-2200
United States

Dr. Kurt Sickafus

Head

Phone: 865-974-4858
Fax: 865-974-4115
Email: kurt@utk.edu

Dr. Roberto Benson

Associate Head

Phone: 865-974-5347
Fax: 865-974-4115
Email: rbenson1@utk.edu

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