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2024 Best Structural Engineering Schools in California

5 Colleges in California
254 Structural Engineering Degrees Awarded
Structural Engineering isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #673 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Structural Engineering Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 254 degrees in structural engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Structural Engineering School

Best Structural Engineering Schools in California The structural engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Structural Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for structural engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Structural Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Structural Engineering
Master's Degrees in Structural Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Structural Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Structural Engineering Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Structural Engineering in California

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the structural engineering degree levels they offer.

Top California Schools in Structural Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
40 Structural Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Southern California is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in structural engineering. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 structural engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in structural engineering from University of Southern California

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
40.0% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in structural engineering. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 5 structural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in structural engineering from University of California - Los Angeles

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
191 Structural Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in structural engineering has to look into University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 191 structural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in structural engineering from University of California - San Diego

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
22.2% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat California State University - Northridge if you want to pursue a degree in structural engineering. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 49th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 18 structural engineering students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in structural engineering from California State University - Northridge

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SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Diego. This university ranks 22nd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in structural engineering from San Diego State University

Best Structural Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Structural Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 8
Nevada 354 0

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One of 5 majors within the Civil Engineering area of study, Structural Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering 2,867
Civil Engineering 50
Trasportation Engineering 22
Water Resources Engineering 4
Geoenvironmental Engineering 1

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