Materials Sciences at University of California - Berkeley

Every materials sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the materials science program at University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received their master's degree in materials science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Materials Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UC Berkeley Materials Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Materials Science
• Doctorate Degree in Materials Science

UC Berkeley Materials Sciences Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Science Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials science majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Materials Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a master’s in materials science from UC Berkeley in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

In the materials science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in materials science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Chemistry
• Physics

Careers That Materials Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790
Chemistry Professors	1,570	$116,530

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.