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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering in California (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
213 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master's 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 213 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general materials engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering in California (With Aid)

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s 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 33 degrees to qualified masters’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2019-2020.

Stanford also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree materials processing and manufacturing students with aid list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s 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 public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456.

Full University of California - Irvine General Materials Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 50 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’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.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. CSUN is a large public school situated in Northridge, California. It awarded 12 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#8 in overall quality

San Jose State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full San Jose State General Materials Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 5 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at University of California - Davis

#8

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, California Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 2 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree materials processing and manufacturing students with aid list, Caltech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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University of California - Merced came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. UC Merced is located in Merced, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

UC Merced did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Merced are $43,854.

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#10

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

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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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