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Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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

With 136 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials sciences is the #205 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Materials Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California 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 Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Santa Barbara the most popular school in California for materials sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

Of the 18 students majoring in materials science at UCSB, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Of the 17 students majoring in materials science at UC Berkeley, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Women make up 38% of the materials science majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials sciences schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular materials sciences schools in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Materials Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 7

One of 8 majors within the area of study, materials sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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