Materials Sciences at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303.

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 Irvine Materials Sciences Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Materials Science

UC Irvine Materials Sciences Rankings

Materials Science Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Materials Sciences Master’s Program

33% Women

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

Of the students who received a materials science master's degree from UC Irvine, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 science.

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

Concentrations Within Materials Sciences

Materials Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Irvine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 - Irvine.

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
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