Overview

Career Outcomes

Though it's a relatively new and broad field, materials science and engineering involves applications from a variety of scientific disciplines–all of which contribute to the creation of new materials. As a materials scientist or engineer, you'll seek to understand the microstructure of a material so you can then tailor the properties to create custom (or even brand new) materials for a specific use.

While you may be employed by a number of different companies to help make specific products, you may specialize in understanding specific types of materials.

Careers for Materials Science and Engineering graduates at Tufts University include:

Ceramic engineer: develop ceramic materials and the processes for making them into products from high-temperature rocket nozzles to glass for LCD flat-panel displays.
Composites engineer: develop materials with special engineered properties for applications in aircraft, automobiles, and related products.
Metallurgical engineer: specialize in metals, such as steel and aluminum, usually in alloyed form with additions of other elements to provide specific properties.
Plastics engineer: develop and test novel plastics and polymers for new applications.
Semiconductor processing engineer: apply materials science and engineering principles to develop new microelectronic materials for computing, sensing, and related applications.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Materials Characterization
Thermodynamics of Materials Processes
Materials Structure and Crystallography
Materials Defects, Microstructure, and Deformation
PhD Thesis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-15 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-03-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants to the graduate program are expected to have a degree at the level of bachelor's in engineering or basic/applied/health sciences.

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Resume/CV
Personal Statement
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Three letters of Recommendation
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Tuition Fee

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Free

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Living costs for Medford

1458 - 3019 USD /month

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