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2024 Best Engineering Science Schools in California

4 Colleges in California
77 Engineering Science Degrees Awarded
$59,382 Avg Early-Career Salary
Engineering Science is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #205 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering Science Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 77 degrees in engineering science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering Science School

Best Engineering Science Schools in California Your choice of engineering science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Engineering Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Engineering Science Rankings by Degree Level

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

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 Science Schools in California list to help you make the college 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 Engineering Science in California

The schools below may not offer all types of engineering science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top California Schools in Engineering Science

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

Any student pursuing a degree in engineering science needs to look into University of California - San Diego. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
10.5% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Berkeley is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in engineering science. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were about 19 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA

It's difficult to beat California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering science. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. This university ranks 17th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 16 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

It's difficult to beat Sonoma State University if you want to pursue a degree in engineering science. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 83rd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 4 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at SSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Engineering Science Degrees Awarded
5.7% Growth in Graduates

California State University - Bakersfield is a good choice for students interested in a degree in engineering science. Located in the city of Bakersfield, CSUB is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 127th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 35 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at CSUB in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering science program report average early career wages of $59,382.

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Best Engineering Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 3
Oregon 266 0

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Engineering Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering Science 77

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Majors Similar to Engineering Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 5,137
Electrical Engineering 4,697
Computer Engineering 3,389
Civil Engineering 3,198
Biomedical Engineering 1,744
General Engineering 1,386
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1,275
Chemical Engineering 1,136
Systems Engineering 537
Materials Engineering 497

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