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2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in materials engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent materials engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the materials engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in California (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stanford Materials Engineering Report

#2

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 22 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #2 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 UCLA are $28,131.

Full UCLA 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 Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 8 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Irvine Materials Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

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

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #5 spot on the list. UC Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 6 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Materials Engineering at UC Davis

#6

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#3 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. California Institute of Technology is a small school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 6 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees 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 California Institute of Technology are $56,649, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Materials Engineering at Caltech

#7 in overall quality

University of California - Merced landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Merced, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

UC Merced also took the #7 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Merced are $43,854, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Materials Engineering at UC Merced

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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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