2025 Best Materials Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California
2Colleges in California
41Bachelor's Degrees
Materials Sciencesbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #255 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California 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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Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Materials Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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).
by our College Data Analytics Team
