2026 Best Best Schools in California
Best degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools to find the best for best students.
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Best Schools for Best in California
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the best degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Best
San Francisco State University tops our 2026 ranking of the best best schools. San Francisco State University is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco. About 50% of students finish within six years. About 16 best degrees were awarded at San Francisco State University in the most recent year. Best graduates of San Francisco State University earn a median of $31,001 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $17,875.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
