2025 Best Individualized Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Individualized Studies is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #108 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of individualized studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 bachelor's degrees in individualized studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to individualized studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of individualized studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized individualized studies related body.

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Individualized Studies in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in individualized studies.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Individualized Studies

1

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

30 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in individualized studies. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.More information about a bachelor’s in individualized studies from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

2

California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in individualized studies has to check out California State University - Dominguez Hills. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in individualized studies from California State University - Dominguez Hills

Best Individualized Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	521	0
Oregon	343	3
Nevada	201	2
Alaska	87	2

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Individualized Studies Related Rankings by Major

Individualized Studies is one of 3 different types of Liberal Arts General Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Individualized Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts	4,749
Humanities	261
General Studies	61

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.