Fuse your creativity and interest in materials to mold a rewarding career. A bachelor’s degree in materials science and engineering (EMSE) will prepare you to create and innovate products that touch our everyday lives: prostheses, automobiles, mountain bikes, computers, cell phones, and more. At Michigan Tech, you will not only explore a wide variety of materials—ranging in scale from the nano- to the macro—you will also take an active role in their development and production. Find out what controls the properties, behaviors, and performance of metals, plastics, ceramics, biomaterials, electronic materials, and more.

Students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree in materials science and engineering are prepared to transition directly to entry-level jobs in industry. The majority of our alumni find positions in process engineering, quality control, and materials design. A large number go into the electronics, auto, and foundry industries. An advanced degree is desirable for research positions. Students interested in a career in academia should explore graduate education options. Graduates of our program are working all over the world, in positions including: Reliability engineer Composites engineer Research engineer Semiconductor processing engineer Failure analysis engineer Materials engineer Quality assurance engineer