2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Materials Science in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in general materials science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #114 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for general materials science students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 56 doctor's degrees in general materials science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Materials Science School for Your Doctor's Degree

The general materials science doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Materials Science in the Far Western US Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general materials science program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank General Materials Science Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for general materials science.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Materials Science in the Far Western US Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for general materials science students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for General Materials Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

20 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Santa Barbara if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general materials science. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in general materials science in California.

There were approximately 20 general materials science students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in general materials science from University of California - Santa Barbara

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general materials science needs to check out University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general materials science in California.

There were approximately 15 general materials science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general materials science from University of California - Berkeley

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University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general materials science has to look into University of California - Riverside. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in general materials science in California.

There were about 12 general materials science students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general materials science from University of California - Riverside

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Southern California if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general materials science. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.

There were about 5 general materials science individuals who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in general materials science from University of Southern California

5

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OR

#1 Best Quality In OR

Oregon State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Corvallis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general materials science in Oregon.

There were approximately 4 general materials science students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in general materials science from Oregon State University

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Washington State University
Pullman, WA

#1 Most Popular In WA

Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in general materials science from Washington State University

Best General Materials Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular general materials science colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	370	67
Washington	214	0
Oregon	135	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Materials Science

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.