Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- 3 - 5 years
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting September 2027
- Apply before Jan 2027
- Starting January 2028
- Apply before Sep 2027
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Medford, United States
Disciplines
Materials Science
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
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
- GRE® General Test: Required
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 110
- TOEFL® iBT: 90
- IELTS: 6.5
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.
- Application Fee
- Resume/CV
- Personal Statement
- Transcripts
- Three letters of Recommendation
- GRE General Test scores not required for applicants who will have received a degree from a U.S. institution by time of enrollment. GRE scores required for all other applicants.
- Official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo test scores (if applicable)
- Portfolio (optional)
Tuition Fees
- International: 14,251 AUD / year (≈ 10,148 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 14,251 AUD / year (≈ 10,148 USD / year)
- Domestic (In-State): 14,251 AUD / year (≈ 10,148 USD / year)
Living costs
Medford, United States: 2,047-4,239 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
