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General Materials Science at University of California - Berkeley

General Materials Science at University of California - Berkeley

If you plan to study general materials science, take a look at what University of California - Berkeley has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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

UC Berkeley General Materials Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Materials Science
  • Master’s Degree in General Materials Science

UC Berkeley General Materials Science Rankings

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

General Materials Science Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley General Materials Science Master’s Program

33% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general materials science master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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In the general materials science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 general materials science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That General Materials Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790
Materials Scientists 1,010 $102,860

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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