2024 Best Materials Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in materials sciences. It is ranked #255 out of 363 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Materials Sciences in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in materials sciences.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Materials Science

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

27 Annual Graduates

University of California - Berkeley is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in materials sciences. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley.More information about a bachelor’s in materials sciences from University of California - Berkeley

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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

14 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in materials sciences. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in materials sciences from University of California - Los Angeles

Best Materials Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best materials sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	41
Oregon	185	0

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Materials Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Materials Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Materials Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Materials Science	41

Most Popular Majors Related to Materials Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	2,346
Physics	1,713
Geological & Earth Sciences	1,034
Astronomy & Astrophysics	234
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	77
General Physical Sciences	33
Other Physical Science	14

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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