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2022 Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$38,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,485 people earned their degree in general materials engineering, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 482 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 84 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general materials engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general materials engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general materials engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income Over $110k) in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k. UCSD is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 23 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSD General Materials Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stanford General Materials Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k list. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Full UC Davis General Materials Engineering Report

#6

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#3 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. California Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 6 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caltech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Caltech are $56,649.

Full Caltech General Materials Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

University of California - Merced ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k list. University of California - Merced is a medium-sized school located in Merced, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Merced not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Merced are $43,854, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Merced General Materials Engineering Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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