General Materials Science at University of California - Berkeley

Every general materials science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general materials science program at University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year.

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

UC Berkeley General Materials Science Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley General Materials Science Rankings

The general materials science major at UC Berkeley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Materials Science. 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.

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

General Materials Science Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley General Materials Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of general materials science bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general materials science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Berkeley General Materials Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general materials science master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

In the general materials science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% 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 general materials science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

Careers That General Materials Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790
Materials Scientists	1,010	$102,860

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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