2025 Best Engineering & Applied Physics Schools in California
1College in California
87Applied Physics Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in engineering & applied physics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #448 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
There was only one school in California to review for the 2025 Best Engineering & Applied Physics Schools in California ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering & Applied Physics Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Engineering & Applied Physics 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 applied physics degree levels they offer.
Engineering & Applied Physics Related Rankings by Major
Engineering & Applied Physics is one of 0 different types of Engineering Physics programs to choose from.
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).