Materials Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. Of the 10,102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Los Angeles in 2021, 33 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.

UCLA Materials Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCLA Materials Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the materials engineering progam at UCLA 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 UCLA 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
Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	21

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from UCLA. This makes it the #12 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering from UCLA in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCLA Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a master's degree in Materials Engineering from UCLA in 2020-2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.