Overview

Program Details

Advancing materials technology today—either by creating new materials or improving the properties of existing ones—requires a synthesis of expertise from the classic materials fields of metallurgy, ceramics, and polymer science, and such fundamental disciplines as applied mechanics, chemistry, biology, and solid-state physics.

At the University of California, Santa Barbara we offer a master degree in Materials. Since no individual has the necessary breadth and depth of knowledge in all these areas, solving advanced materials problems demands the integrated efforts of scientists and engineers with different backgrounds and skills in a research team. The department has effectively transferred the research team concept, which is the operating mode of the high technology industry, into an academic environment.

Programme Structure

Courses

Materials

Applied Mechanics

Chemistry

Biology

Solid-State Physics.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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120

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100

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Santa Barbara, United States

Disciplines

Materials Science Chemistry View 231 other Masters in Materials Science in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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120

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students with a B.S. degree (having a 3.2 minimum grade-point average) are eligible to be admitted to M.S./Ph.D. status and those with an M.S. degree (having a 3.5 minimum grade-point average) are eligible to be admitted to Ph.D. status.

Satisfactory performance in all sections of the Graduate Record Examination is required, with emphasis on superior performance in the quantitative GRE.

Applicants whose native language is not English must receive a score of at least 100 on the internet based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), 600 on the paper based test, or complete the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) prior to admission to UCSB.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14430 USD / year

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Out-of-State

14430 USD / year

≈ 14430 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

14430 USD / year

≈ 14430 USD / year

Living costs

Santa Barbara

United States

1640 - 2480 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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