2025 Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Biological/Biosystems Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #453 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for biological/biosystems engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 44 bachelor's degrees in biological/biosystems engineering to qualified students.

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 much a school focuses on biological/biosystems engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biological/biosystems engineering 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 biological/biosystems engineering related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering 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 Biological/Biosystems Engineering in California

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for biological/biosystems engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Biological/Biosystems Engineering

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University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in biological/biosystems engineering has to check out University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the suburb of Davis.More information about a bachelor’s in biological/biosystems engineering from University of California - Davis

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

21 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in biological/biosystems engineering. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological/biosystems engineering from University of California - San Diego

Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Biological/Biosystems Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological/Biosystems Engineering

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jun Seita. More about our data sources and methodologies.