2025 Best General Engineering Science Schools in California

General Engineering Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #342 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Engineering Science Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 81 degrees in general engineering science to qualified students.

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• Best Overall General Engineering Science Schools List

General Engineering Science Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Science Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Engineering Science 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 engineering science degree levels they offer.

Top California Schools in Engineering Science

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a degree in general engineering science. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.More information about a degree in general engineering science from University of California - Berkeley

2

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in general engineering science has to check out California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in general engineering science from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Best General Engineering Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Engineering Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	831	3
Oregon	587	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering Science

One of 0 majors within the Engineering Science area of study, General Engineering Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 Nicolás Pérez.

More about our data sources and methodologies.