2024 Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California
4
Colleges in California
61
Bachelor's Degrees
Engineering & Applied Physics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #307 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for engineering & applied physics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 61 bachelor's degrees in engineering & applied physics to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Engineering & Applied Physics School for Your Bachelor's Degree
The applied physics bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality applied physics program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to engineering & applied physics students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other engineering & applied physics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering & applied physics related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering & applied physics students working on their bachelor's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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