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

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in materials sciences. It is ranked #255 out of 363 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

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 materials sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 bachelor's degrees in materials sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on materials sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of materials sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for materials sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized materials sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for materials sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Materials Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

28 Annual Graduates

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

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	41
Oregon	185	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	41

Most Popular Majors Related to Materials Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	2,174
Physics	1,570
Geological & Earth Sciences	1,044
Astronomy & Astrophysics	192
General Physical Sciences	91
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	83
Other Physical Science	10

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.