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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in California

13 Colleges
$59,066 Avg Salary
$15,554 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in California to see which 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 .

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #2 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 fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in California. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Materials Engineering majors at UC Irvine take out an average of $18,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in California list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Materials Engineering majors at UC Davis take out an average of $12,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Materials Engineering at University of California - Davis Report

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials engineering programs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

While working on their degree, materials engineering majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo accumulate an average of around $15,412 in student debt.

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University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in California ranking. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in California ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 13 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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