2025 Best General Materials Science Doctor's Degree Schools in California

a doctor's degree in general materials science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #129 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for general materials science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 67 doctor's degrees in general materials science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general materials science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general materials science students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general materials science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general materials science students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Materials Science Doctor's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Materials Science in California

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general materials science students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in General Materials Science

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general materials science. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general materials science from University of California - Berkeley

2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of California - Santa Barbara if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general materials science. UCSB is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a doctorate in general materials science from University of California - Santa Barbara

Best General Materials Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Materials Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	216	0
Oregon	145	3

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General Materials Science Related Rankings by Major

General Materials Science is one of 2 different types of Materials Sciences programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.