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Undergraduate Materials Engineering at University of California-Irvine

Below are the key facts about this program at UCI UC Irvine. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #5 out of 7 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

UCI UC Irvine Undergraduate Materials Engineering Rankings

College Factual rates UCI UC Irvine highly for materials engineering, coming in at #35 out of 57 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Schools	35 of 57
Best Materials Engineering Schools in California	8 of 11

Undergraduate Materials Engineering Degrees at UCI UC Irvine

Here is each degree level granted in materials engineering at UCI UC Irvine, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	22
Master’s	13
Doctoral	9

UCI UC Irvine Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of California-Irvine conferred 22 bachelor’s degrees in materials engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UCI UC Irvine ranks competitively among schools offering materials engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #5 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27

Student Debt of Materials Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at UCI UC Irvine, materials engineering students accumulate a median of $9,987 in student loans. This is lower than $16,539, the typical median for all majors at UCI UC Irvine.

UCI UC Irvine Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$44,148
Fees	$2,492	$2,492

Find out more about UCI UC Irvine tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 64% of materials engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

The majority of materials engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UCI UC Irvine are Asian. Approximately 45% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California-Irvine with a bachelor’s in materials engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
Non-Resident Aliens	4
Other Races	3

Graduate Study in Materials Engineering at UCI UC Irvine

This program is also offered at the graduate level at UCI UC Irvine. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Materials Engineering	13
Doctoral Degrees in Materials Engineering	9

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By TFNorman under License More about our data sources and methodologies.