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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

9 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.

The Most Popular Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

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

Women make up 20% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,134.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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

Of the 33 students majoring in materials engineering at UCLA, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Full Materials Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials engineering schools in California. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Women make up 29% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

Full Materials Engineering at University of California - Davis Report

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

About 29% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 22 students majoring in materials engineering at UCR, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

About 29% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at San Jose State University

With a ranking of #7, University of California - Merced did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in materials engineering at UC Merced, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Full Materials Engineering at University of California - Merced Report

#8

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Stanford University

California Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for materials engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Materials Engineering at California Institute of Technology Report

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Engineering Colleges 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 9 schools only.

  • 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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