Science, Technology & Society is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #171 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for science, technology & society students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51 bachelor's degrees in science, technology & society during the 2022-2023 academic year.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on science, technology & society students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of science, technology & society 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.
Student Debt - How easy is it for science, technology & society to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized science, technology & society related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for science, technology & society students working on their bachelor's degree.
The science, tech & society 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 Science, Technology & Society Bachelor's Degree Schools in California.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Science, Technology & Society in California
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in science, technology & society.
Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Science, Tech & Society
It is hard to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in science, technology & society. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the science, tech & society program report average early career wages of $44,736.
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.
