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Materials Science Engineering Degree Programs

Engineers who specialize in materials science are interested in the research, design, and creation of metals, glass, polymers, crystals, ceramics, and other composite products used in manufacturing. Online degree programs in materials science often overlap the engineering disciplines of electricity, thermodynamics, physics, nanotechnology, metallurgy, and applied chemistry.

Online colleges and universities offer certificate and master's degree programs in engineering with a specialization in materials science. Students looking for an introduction to composite materials engineering will find accelerated online certification programs.

Career Training Pays Off in Materials Science
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) predicts that there will be plenty of new job opportunities for materials science engineers at companies that design and sell nanotechnology and biotechnology products and solutions. Online career training programs in materials science can prepare engineers to take positions with both private and government research laboratories in fields like healthcare and biotechnology, energy, computers and high tech components, sub-atomic materials, military hardware, and weapons.

Arizona State University
Arizona State University offers an online Master of Science degree program in Engineering Science with a specialization in Materials Science and Engineering. Thesis and non-thesis options are available. Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Auburn University
The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering offers a Master of Materials Engineering through its video-based distance education program. The program is intended for those who expect to enter the engineering profession at an advanced level or are practicing engineers wishing to gain additional fundamental knowledge in the materials field. Emphasis in this distance-learning degree program is on professional development. The Graduate School allows you 5 years from the time of admittance to complete degree program. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Colorado State University
Colorado State University offers a Master of in Materials Engineering through distance education. This is a thesis required, no residency degree program. Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Columbia University
Columbia University offers a number of online engineering programs including:

Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering

An online certificate program in material science engineering is also available. Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

University of Florida
The University of Florida offers a Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering through distance education. The degree program deals with the scientific and engineering aspects of the structure, properties, synthesis/processing/manufacturing and application of materials. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

University of Idaho
The University of Idaho offers an Advanced Materials Design Certificate through distance education. This certificate is designed to provide engineers with a concentrated focus on the topic of advanced materials design. It consists of mechanical engineering graduate courses aimed at engineers who want to learn advanced mechanics, and includes a 1-credit project that will be arranged with the certificate coordinator. The focus will be on an applied industrial project. Accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers the following graduate certificates in materials engineering via the Internet:

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There are no residency requirements. Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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