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2023 Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

10 Colleges
$79,677 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the materials engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent master’s degree 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 California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for materials engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUN is a fairly 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Merced landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree materials engineering programs. 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 Colleges 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 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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