Undergraduate Materials Engineering at University of California-Los Angeles

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UCLA. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #2 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

UCLA Undergraduate Materials Engineering Rankings

#13 in the U.S.

#5 in California

College Factual rates UCLA among the top schools in the country for materials engineering, ranked #13 out of 57 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Schools	13 of 57
Best Materials Engineering Schools in California	5 of 11

Undergraduate Materials Engineering Degrees at UCLA

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	28
Master’s	37
Doctoral	23

UCLA Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of California-Los Angeles handed out 28 bachelor’s degrees in materials engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UCLA holds a strong position among schools offering materials engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #2 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8

UCLA Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$14,233 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$44,148
Fees	$1,973	$1,973

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 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 UCLA were Asian. Approximately 46% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic diversity of Materials Engineering majors at University of California-Los Angeles

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
Non-Resident Aliens	3
Other Races	5

Graduate Study in Materials Engineering at UCLA

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at UCLA. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Materials Engineering	37
Doctoral Degrees in Materials Engineering	23

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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