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2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Materials Sciences 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.

The Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region 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 the Far Western US Region to see which 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.

Check out the materials science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Riverside is a great place for materials sciences students. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials sciences students. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Linfield University - McMinnville Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials sciences programs. Located in the town of McMinnville, Linfield is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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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 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 Per Henning.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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