Materials Sciences at University of California - Berkeley

What traits are you looking for in a materials science school? To help you decide if University of California - Berkeley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's materials science program.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,523 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Berkeley in 2021, 27 of them were materials sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Materials Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UC Berkeley Materials Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science
• Master’s Degree in Materials Science
• Doctorate Degree in Materials Science

UC Berkeley Materials Sciences Rankings

The materials science major at UC Berkeley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Materials Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in materials science from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #2 most popular school for materials science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Science Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the materials science majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Materials Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in materials science from UC Berkeley. About 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical materials science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its materials science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in materials science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UC Berkeley Materials Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a master's degree in materials science from UC Berkeley. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

In the materials science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in materials science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in materials science. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Chemistry
• Physics

Careers That Materials Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790
Chemistry Professors	1,570	$116,530

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

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