2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Materials Sciences is the 258th most popular major in the country with 689 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, materials sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,225 and had an average of $23,698 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 182 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in materials sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality materials sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the materials sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of California - Santa Barbara is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s materials science degrees to qualified students.

UCSB also took the #2 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670.

Read more about Materials Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara

#2

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#1 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 15 doctorate’s materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.

Read more about Materials Sciences at UC Berkeley

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#4 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 4 doctorate’s materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Materials Sciences at Oregon State University

#4

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

#3 in overall quality

$28,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #4 spot on the list. UCR is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 12 doctorate’s materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686.

Full University of California - Riverside Materials Sciences Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income Over $110k)

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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