Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in California

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in California

6 Colleges

Finding the Best Materials Sciences 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 Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 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 Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for materials science majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for materials sciences students who want to pursue a degree in California. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at University of California - Berkeley

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 California list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

Read More…

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Sciences Schools in California list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at University of California - Riverside

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Full Materials Sciences at University of California - Los Angeles Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for materials sciences students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at University of Southern California

University of California - San Diego landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials sciences programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Materials Sciences at University of California - San Diego Report

Best Materials Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Sciences Colleges 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 6 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.