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

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Finding the Best Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, materials sciences was ranked #179 in the country. In fact 448 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Most Popular Materials Sciences 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. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Santa Barbara the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in materials science at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Materials Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in materials science at the school are women while 94% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Riverside is a great place for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in materials science at UCR, 63% are male and 38% are female.

Full Materials Sciences at University of California - Riverside Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in materials science at Oregon State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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Washington State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials sciences programs. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Materials Sciences at Washington State University Report

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 95
Washington 0
Oregon 7

Materials Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Per Henning.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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