2027 Best Best Schools in California
Best degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their best programs.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for best students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Best in California
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall best education in California.
Top Schools in Best
No school ranked higher than University Of California Los Angeles this year for best. Set in the city of Los Angeles, University Of California Los Angeles is a very large public institution. About 93% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 22 best students who graduated with this degree at University Of California Los Angeles in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, best degree recipients from University Of California Los Angeles generally make around $63,833. Typical student debt for the program is $16,097.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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.
