by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 California, there were 77 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 $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general engineering science.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The engineering science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Bakersfield landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bakersfield, California, this fairly large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
Full California State University - Bakersfield General Engineering Science Report
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 California for a Bachelor’s. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering science degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering science degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Engineering Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Science Major in California for a Bachelor’s. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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 California for a Bachelor’s. Sonoma State University is located in Rohnert Park, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
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