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2023 Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

8 Colleges
$64,953 Avg Salary
$23,030 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 497 degrees and certificates were awarded to materials engineering students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #125 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Materials Engineering

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

On average, materials engineering graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out $17,134 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in California. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree materials engineering programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Merced did quite well on this year’s best schools for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 135
Oregon 14
Nevada 16

Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Panoramedia.

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