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Graduate Materials Engineering Programs at University of California-San Diego

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in materials engineering at UCSD UC San Diego. Graduate degrees are awarded at the Master’s, Doctoral levels. Its best result is a rank of #2 out of 7 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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

UCSD UC San Diego Graduate Materials Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, UCSD UC San Diego as a strong choice for materials engineering, ranked #7 out of 60 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Schools	7 of 60
Best Materials Engineering Schools in California	2 of 11

Graduate Materials Engineering Degrees at UCSD UC San Diego

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	21
Doctoral	31

UCSD UC San Diego Materials Engineering Master’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of California-San Diego awarded 21 master’s degrees in materials engineering.

Master’s Rankings

UCSD UC San Diego is a solid choice among schools offering materials engineering at the master’s level. Specifically, it ranked #2 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California	2
Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2
Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	4

Master’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 86% of materials engineering master’s degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The majority of materials engineering master’s degree graduates at UCSD UC San Diego are Non-Resident Alien. Roughly 67% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
Non-Resident Aliens	14
Other Races	0

UCSD UC San Diego Materials Engineering Doctoral Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of California-San Diego awarded 31 doctoral degrees in materials engineering.

Doctoral Rankings

UCSD UC San Diego ranks competitively among schools offering materials engineering at the doctoral level. Its best result was #2 out of 3 schools by College Factual.

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

Doctoral Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of materials engineering doctoral degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

The majority of materials engineering doctoral degree graduates at UCSD UC San Diego were Non-Resident Alien. Roughly 84% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California-San Diego with a doctoral in materials engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
Non-Resident Aliens	26
Other Races	0

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License More about our data sources and methodologies.