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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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

In 2020-2021, 95 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials sciences students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #135 most popular major in the state.

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 Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in California 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 Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Santa Barbara to be the most popular school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in materials science at UCSB, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in materials science at UC Berkeley, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials sciences schools in California. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in California 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 city of Los Angeles.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials sciences schools in California. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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Best Materials Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 5 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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