2025 Best Viticulture and Enology Schools in California

Viticulture and Enology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #772 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for viticulture and enology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 141 degrees in viticulture and enology annually.

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• Best Overall Viticulture and Enology Schools List

Viticulture and Enology Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Viticulture and Enology Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Viticulture and Enology in California

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the viticulture and enology degree levels they offer.

Top California Schools in Viticulture and Enology

1

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

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

62 Viticulture and Enology Degrees Awarded

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in viticulture and enology. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in viticulture and enology from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

2

California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat California State University - Fresno if you want to pursue a degree in viticulture and enology. Fresno State is a very large public university located in the city of Fresno.More information about a degree 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 Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	831	58
Oregon	587	5

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Viticulture and Enology Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science	188
Food Science & Technology, Other	31
Food Technology & Processing	27

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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.