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2023 Best Value Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,675 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,467 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 77 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering science is the #231 most popular major in California.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the engineering science bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering Science

Our 2023 rankings named California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo the best value school in California for engineering science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $10,195 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,226 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

Full Engineering Science at University of California - Berkeley Report

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCSD are $14,700 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Bakersfield. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bakersfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUB are $7,579 a year.

Full Engineering Science at California State University - Bakersfield Report

Best Value Engineering Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 3
Oregon 0

One of 40 majors within the area of study, engineering science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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.

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