2024 Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in California
4Colleges in California
87Science, Tech & Society Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, science, technology & society sits in the middle of the road, ranking #232 out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 87 degrees in science, technology & society to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Science, Technology & Society School
The science, tech & society program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Science, Technology & Society rankings. We derive our Best Overall Science, Technology & Society School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Science, Technology & Society Rankings by Degree Level
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 Science, Technology & Society Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Science, Technology & Society in California
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the science, tech & society degrees they offer, see the list below.
Stanford University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in science, technology & society. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 63 science, technology & society students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in science, technology & society needs to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 science, technology & society students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
University of California - Davis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in science, technology & society. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 13 science, technology & society students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a great option for students pursuing a degree in science, technology & society. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Pomona. This university ranks 65th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 5 science, technology & society students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).