Materials Engineering at University of California - Irvine

If you are interested in studying materials engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Irvine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. Of the 9,882 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Irvine in 2021, 28 of them were materials engineering majors.

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

UC Irvine Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Materials Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the materials engineering progam at UC Irvine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The materials engineering major at UC Irvine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Materials Engineering. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools	18
Most Focused Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused Materials Engineering Schools	40
Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	45

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from UC Irvine. This makes it the #14 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 materials engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its materials engineering 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Irvine Materials Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 materials engineering majors earned their master's degree from UC Irvine. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 38% were women.

In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Careers That Materials Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials engineering 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 - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Cost Estimators	28,660	$78,190
Materials Engineers	2,590	$107,570
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.