2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Materials Sciences is the 258th most popular major in the country with 689 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, materials sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,225 and had an average of $23,698 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 171 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in materials sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent materials sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the materials sciences 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree materials science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in California

#1

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#1 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified masters’s materials science students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California

$28,686 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 8 masters’s materials science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR also took the #0 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of California - Santa Barbara is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s materials science degrees to qualified students.

UCSB also took the #2 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Master’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 UCSB are $28,670.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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