by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Materials Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Materials Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of California - Riverside. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in materials science, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $2,142 | $2,142 |
UCR does not offer an online option for its materials science master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCR Online Learning page.
About 12.5% of the students who received their MS in materials science in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 30.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 50.0% of the materials science master’s degrees at UCR in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Materials Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Materials Science | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 14 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 2 |
| Physics | 30 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.