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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Materials Engineering is the #158 most popular major in the country with 3,415 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 30% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 19% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.

Full Materials Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in materials engineering at Caltech, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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

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University of California - Irvine ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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

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Washington State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

About 40% of the students majoring in materials engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

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University of California - Merced landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree materials engineering programs. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the materials engineering majors at the school.

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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for materials engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 497
Washington 135
Oregon 14
Nevada 16

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

Majors Similar to Materials Engineering

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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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