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2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials engineering was ranked #100 in the country. In fact 1,810 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Materials Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the best school in the Far Western US Region for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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University of California - Merced came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Merced is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 308
Washington 59
Oregon 14
Nevada 2

One of 39 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Panoramedia.

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