2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in California

Materials Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #96 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 52 doctor's degrees in materials sciences to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in materials science matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for materials sciences, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Materials Sciences 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 materials sciences.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Materials Sciences in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in materials sciences.

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

1

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

20 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Santa Barbara is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in materials sciences. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials sciences in California.

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

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

2

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in materials sciences. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials sciences in California.

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

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

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University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Riverside is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in materials sciences. UCR is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Riverside. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in materials sciences in California.

There were about 12 materials sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern California is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in materials sciences. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

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

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5

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in materials sciences from University of California - San Diego

Best Materials Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	115	0
Oregon	102	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Materials Science

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Materials Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Materials Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Materials Science	52

Majors Similar to Materials Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	347
Physics	245
Geological & Earth Sciences	148
Astronomy & Astrophysics	15
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	8
Other Physical Science	1

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.