by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,454 people earned their degree in general engineering science, making the major the 342nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 80 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering science. To top this list, a school must have a successful general engineering science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Bakersfield. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bakersfield, California, this fairly large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering Science at California State University - Bakersfield
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Engineering Science at UC Berkeley
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Engineering Science at Oregon State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sonoma State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Rohnert Park, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering Science at Sonoma State University
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