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2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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

Materials Engineering is the #67 most popular major in California with 308 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California 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 California

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

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Materials Engineering

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Merced did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for materials engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Merced is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 6 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).
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