by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California” ranking.
Engineering Science is the 205th most popular major in the country with 1,454 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $76,473 and had an average of $22,601 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 77 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,382 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in engineering science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in engineering science.
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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 “Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california engineering science students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California 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 ’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 19 ’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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 #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sonoma State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California list. Sonoma State University is located in Rohnert Park, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #5 spot on the list. UCSD is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 3 ’s engineering science degrees 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 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Naval Postgraduate School did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California list. Naval Postgraduate School is a public institution located in Monterey, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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