2024 Best Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California
2
Colleges in California
49
Master's Degrees
Materials Sciences isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #190 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of materials sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 master's degrees in materials sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on materials sciences students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other materials sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How much debt materials sciences students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized materials sciences related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for materials sciences students working on their master's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Materials Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.