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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in California

7 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$38,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,485 people earned their degree in materials engineering, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, materials engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $63,129 and had an average of $23,918 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 482 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,000 and $15,750 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 84 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in materials engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great materials engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in California

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best 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.

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#2

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

Caltech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Caltech are $56,649, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best 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 UC Davis are $28,700.

Full UC Davis Materials Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of California - San Diego

#5 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best 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 University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of California - Irvine

#7 in overall quality

University of California - Merced ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. Merced, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UC Merced not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best 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 - Merced are $43,854.

Full UC Merced 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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