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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in California

10 Colleges
$59,066 Avg Salary
$15,554 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering 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.

The Best Materials Engineering Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Schools in California

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 California. 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for materials engineering students. Located in the 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 #4 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in California list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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Out of the 10 schools in California 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 fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students. 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best materials engineering programs. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #9 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Merced did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #10 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

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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 10 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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