2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in the Far Western US Region

Materials Sciencesbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #247 out of the 338 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for materials sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 55 bachelor's degrees in materials sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Materials Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The materials science bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of materials sciences students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for materials sciences.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Materials Sciences in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in materials sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Materials Science Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

36 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in materials sciences. UC Berkeley is a very 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 bachelor's degrees in materials sciences in California.

There were roughly 36 materials sciences students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in materials sciences from University of California - Berkeley

2

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in materials sciences has to check out University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in materials sciences in California.

There were about 19 materials sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in materials sciences from University of California - Los Angeles

3

Linfield University - McMinnville Campus
McMinnville, OR

#1 Most Popular In OR

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Linfield University - McMinnville Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in materials sciences. Linfield is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of McMinnville. More information about a bachelor’s in materials sciences from Linfield University - McMinnville Campus

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the most popular materials sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	254	54
Oregon	178	0

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Materials Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Materials Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Materials Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Materials Science	55

Most Popular Majors Related to Materials Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	2,338
Physics	1,683
Geological & Earth Sciences	1,228
Astronomy & Astrophysics	168
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	59
General Physical Sciences	30
Other Physical Science	8

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.