2025 Best Viticulture and Enology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Viticulture and Enology isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #649 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Viticulture and Enology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 67 bachelor's degrees in viticulture and enology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to viticulture and enology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of viticulture and enology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized viticulture and enology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for viticulture and enology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Viticulture and Enology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Viticulture and Enology in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in viticulture and enology.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Viticulture and Enology

1

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

49 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in viticulture and enology. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.More information about a bachelor’s in viticulture and enology from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

2

California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA

18 Annual Graduates

California State University - Fresno is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in viticulture and enology. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in viticulture and enology from California State University - Fresno

Best Viticulture and Enology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Viticulture and Enology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	521	28
Oregon	343	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Viticulture and Enology

One of 5 majors within the Food Science Technology area of study, Viticulture and Enology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Viticulture and Enology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science	148
Food Science & Technology, Other	25
Food Technology & Processing	7

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.