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Graduate Materials Engineering Programs at University of California-Los Angeles

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in materials engineering at UCLA. You can earn it at the Master’s, Doctoral levels, with undergraduate study also available. At its best it places at #3 out of 3 schools (Doctoral level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Master’s Degrees
• Doctoral Degrees
• Undergraduate Study

UCLA Graduate Materials Engineering Rankings

College Factual rates UCLA among the top schools in the country for materials engineering, ranked #16 out of 60 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Schools	16 of 60
Best Materials Engineering Schools in California	5 of 11

Graduate 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 Master’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of California-Los Angeles handed out 37 master’s degrees in materials engineering.

Master’s Rankings

UCLA ranks competitively among schools offering materials engineering at the master’s level. Its best result was #4 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California	4
Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	4
Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	11

UCLA Graduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time graduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$56,518	$68,757
Fees	$1,714	$1,714

Read more about UCLA tuition and fees.

Master’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of materials engineering master’s degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

The largest share of materials engineering master’s degree graduates at UCLA were Non-Resident Alien. Roughly 59% 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 master’s in materials engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
Non-Resident Aliens	22
Other Races	2

UCLA Materials Engineering Doctoral Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, University of California-Los Angeles awarded 23 doctoral degrees in materials engineering.

Doctoral Rankings

UCLA holds a strong position among schools offering materials engineering at the doctoral level. Its best result was #3 out of 3 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California	3
Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3
Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	17

Doctoral Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of materials engineering doctoral degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

The largest share of materials engineering doctoral degree graduates at UCLA were Non-Resident Alien. About 52% 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 doctoral in materials engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
Non-Resident Aliens	12
Other Races	2

Undergraduate Study in Materials Engineering at UCLA

You can also study this field as an undergraduate at UCLA. Here are the undergraduate award levels offered.

Undergraduate Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s Degrees in Materials Engineering	28

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License More about our data sources and methodologies.