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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the materials engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 26% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at Stanford University Report

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 23 students majoring in materials engineering at UCSD, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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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 working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 19% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

About 38% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 63% are male.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at California Institute of Technology

University of California - Davis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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

University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for materials engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in materials engineering at UC Irvine, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Materials Engineering at University of California - Irvine Report

Washington State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at Washington State University Report

University of California - Merced came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Merced is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

Of the 2 students majoring in materials engineering at UC Merced, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Nevada - Reno landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering schools 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 10 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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