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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$32,049 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

The Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree 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. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for materials engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for materials engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Materials Engineering

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 per year.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of California - San Diego

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great value for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of California - Davis

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great value for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $28,458 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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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 #8 on the list. UC Merced is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Merced are $28,309 per year.

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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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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