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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in California

7 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$38,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Materials Engineering is the 189th most popular major in the country with 3,485 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 482 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 84 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general materials engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general materials engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general materials engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stanford University General Materials Engineering Report

#2

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Pasadena, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caltech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649.

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#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

Full University of California - Los Angeles General Materials Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Irvine General Materials Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 23 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at University of California - San Diego

#6 in overall quality

University of California - Davis landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UC Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 6 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at UC Davis

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of California - Merced did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. UC Merced is a medium-sized school located in Merced, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Merced also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Merced are $43,854, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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