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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
$63,013 Avg Salary
$18,338 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering 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.

The Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Materials Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for materials engineering students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Materials Engineering 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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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best materials engineering programs. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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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

More Materials Engineering Rankings in the Far Western US Region

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 14 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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