2026 Best Best Schools in California
Best degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their best programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools to find the best for best students.
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Best Schools for Best in California
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the best degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Best
California State University San Bernardino tops our 2026 ranking of the best best schools. Located in the city of San Bernardino, California State University San Bernardino is a very large public university. The six-year graduation rate is 55%. There were roughly 24 best students who graduated with this degree at California State University San Bernardino in the most recent data year. Best graduates of California State University San Bernardino earn a median of $25,177 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $12,566.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
