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Most Popular Materials Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$64,925 Avg Salary
$26,966 Avg Student Debt

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

Materials Sciences is the #267 most popular major in the country with 658 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Materials Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 41% of the materials science majors at the school.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 21% of the materials science majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Linfield University - McMinnville Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of McMinnville, Linfield is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Materials Sciences at Linfield University - McMinnville Campus Report

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 136
Washington 0
Oregon 7

Materials Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Materials Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Per Henning.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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