by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Engineering Science is the 342nd most popular major in the country with 1,454 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 80 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general engineering science.
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The engineering science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree engineering science students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Bakersfield landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bakersfield, California, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of California - Berkeley General Engineering Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - San Diego General Engineering Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering Science at Oregon State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sonoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Sonoma State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Rohnert Park, California. It awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering Science at Sonoma State University
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