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

15 Colleges
$79,677 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Materials Engineering Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

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 master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Of the 49 students majoring in materials engineering at UCSD, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 41% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at Stanford University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 42 students majoring in materials engineering at UW Seattle, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 38% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Southern California Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in materials engineering at UCLA, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for materials engineering students to get a master’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 24 students majoring in materials engineering at UC Irvine, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in materials engineering at UC Davis, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Portland State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

Women make up 50% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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California State University - Northridge ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

About 30% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 70% are male.

Full Materials Engineering at California State University - Northridge Report

With a ranking of #10, California Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

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

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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 15 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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