a bachelor's degree in
engineering-related fields is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #134 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of engineering-related fields. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 172 bachelor's degrees in engineering-related fields during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The engineering-related fields bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality engineering-related fields program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average Earnings
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
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 engineering-related fields students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of engineering-related fields 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.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for engineering-related fields to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering-related fields related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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