2025 Best General Engineering Schools in California
12
Colleges in California
1,360
Engineering Degrees Awarded
A degree in
general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #79 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 12 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,360 degrees in general engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Choosing a Great General Engineering School
Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Engineering Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Engineering Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for General Engineering 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 degree levels they offer.
10 Top California Schools in Engineering
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
72
Engineering Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a degree in general engineering. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,198 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 72 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from University of California - Los Angeles
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
51
Engineering Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Harvey Mudd College if you wish to pursue a degree in general engineering. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Harvey Mudd College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,198 schools nationwide means Harvey Mudd College is a great college overall.
There were about 51 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Harvey Mudd College in the most recent data year.
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University of California - Berkeley is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,198 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
57th
Most Popular In CA
Santa Clara University is a good option for students interested in a degree in general engineering. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara. A Best Colleges rank of #50 out of 2,198 colleges nationwide means SCU is a great university overall.
There were about 4 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,198 schools nationwide means San Jose State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In CA
46
Engineering Degrees Awarded
UCR is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Riverside. A Best Colleges rank of #200 out of 2,198 colleges nationwide means UCR is a great university overall.
There were approximately 46 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
14th
Most Popular In CA
Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 165 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 28 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 165 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 18 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
88th
Most Popular In CA
Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Riverside. This university ranks 78th out of 165 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 2 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cal Baptist in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In CA
32
Engineering Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 41st out of 165 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 32 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year.
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