2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering in California

Structural Engineering isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #409 in popularity out of 815 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for structural engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 21 doctor's degrees in structural engineering to qualified students.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for structural engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Structural Engineering in California

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for structural engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Structural Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

20 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in structural engineering has to look into University of California - San Diego. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in structural engineering in California. More information about a doctorate in structural engineering from University of California - San Diego

2

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

San Diego State University is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in structural engineering. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in structural engineering in California. More information about a doctorate in structural engineering from San Diego State University

Best Structural Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Structural Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Structural Engineering

Structural Engineering is one of 5 different types of Civil Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering	115
Trasportation Engineering	3

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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons. More about our data sources and methodologies.