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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

11 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Materials Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

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 California for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a fairly 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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#2

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 California list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 41% 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 Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school 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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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the 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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California State University - Northridge ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a fairly 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.

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California Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. 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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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Merced did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their master’s degree. UC Merced is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

Women make up 33% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools 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 11 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.

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