2025 Best General Materials Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

General Materials Science isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #532 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general materials science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 bachelor's degrees in general materials science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general materials science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general materials science students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Materials Science Schools

The general materials science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Materials Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Materials Science in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general materials science.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in General Materials Science

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general materials science has to take a look at University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.More information about a bachelor’s in general materials science from University of California - Berkeley

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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

13 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general materials science. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general materials science from University of California - Los Angeles

Best General Materials Science Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	41
Oregon	343	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Materials Science

One of 2 majors within the Materials Sciences area of study, General Materials Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.