Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Materials Sciences at University of California - Riverside

Find Schools Near

Materials Sciences at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434.

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.

UCR Materials Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCR Materials Sciences Rankings

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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials science, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Science Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Materials Sciences Master’s Program

33% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The materials science program at UCR awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

undefined

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 - Riverside.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.