2025 Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in California

Science, Technology & Society is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #419 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for science, technology & society students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 79 degrees in science, technology & society to qualified students.

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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. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Science, Technology & Society in California

The schools below may not offer all types of science, tech & society 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 Science, Tech & Society

1

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Science, Tech & Society Degrees Awarded

Stanford University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in science, technology & society. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford.More information about a degree in science, technology & society from Stanford University

2

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27.8% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Davis is one of the finest schools in the United States 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.More information about a degree in science, technology & society from University of California - Davis

Best Science, Technology & Society Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Science, Technology & Society Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	831	16
Hawaii	267	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Science, Tech & Society

One of 0 majors within the Science, Technology & Society area of study, Science, Technology & Society has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.