2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in the Far Western US Region

Engineering Science isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #188 in popularity out of 338 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.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 bachelor's degrees in engineering science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering Science School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The engineering science bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality engineering science program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Science Schools

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 engineering science.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Engineering Science in the Far Western US Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Science Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

California State University - Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA

33 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at California State University - Bakersfield if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering science. CSUB is a large public university located in the city of Bakersfield. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in engineering science in California.

There were about 33 engineering science individuals who graduated with this degree at CSUB in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the engineering science program state that they receive average early career income of $39,100.

More information about a bachelor’s in engineering science from California State University - Bakersfield

2

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

18 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in engineering science. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in engineering science in California.

There were about 18 engineering science individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in engineering science from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

3

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

17 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Berkeley is a popular decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in engineering science. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in engineering science in California.

There were roughly 17 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in engineering science from University of California - Berkeley

4

Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA

#4 Most Popular In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Sonoma State University is a popular decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in engineering science. Located in the suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a bachelor’s in engineering science from Sonoma State University

4

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

#4 Most Popular In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering science. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in engineering science from University of California - San Diego

Best Engineering Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular engineering science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	254	75
Washington	229	0

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Engineering Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Engineering Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	5,691
Electrical Engineering	3,489
Civil Engineering	2,998
Computer Engineering	2,342
Biomedical Engineering	1,212
Chemical Engineering	1,197
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	843
Industrial Engineering	456
Environmental Engineering	334
General Engineering	286

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.