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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Materials Sciences 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials science majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for materials sciences students. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for materials sciences students. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Washington State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials sciences programs. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials sciences programs. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences colleges 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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