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2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general materials engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general materials engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general materials engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering in California (With Aid)

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing 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 are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at Stanford University

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 22 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Materials Engineering at UCLA

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #3 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 8 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Full University of California - Irvine General Materials Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid. UCSD is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 23 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 6 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Davis General Materials Engineering Report

#6

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#3 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. California Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 6 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

Caltech also took 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.

Full California Institute of Technology General Materials Engineering Report

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Merced, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2019-2020.

UC Merced did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Merced are $43,854, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Merced General Materials Engineering Report

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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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