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2025 Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

3 Colleges in California
109 Bachelor's Degrees
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in general engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #134 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.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 109 bachelor's degrees in general engineering to qualified students.

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

Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California The engineering bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

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The engineering 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 the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Engineering in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general engineering.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Engineering

1
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Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
53 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general engineering needs to look into Harvey Mudd College. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Harvey Mudd College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Harvey Mudd College

2
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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
10 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Santa Clara University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general engineering. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Santa Clara.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Santa Clara University

3
16 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of San Diego if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from University of San Diego

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 521 32
Oregon 343 0
Alaska 87 1

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One of 2 majors within the General Engineering area of study, General Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pre-Engineering 4

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