by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for aerospace & aeronautical engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 899 bachelor's degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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The aerospace engineering bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality aerospace engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
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 account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for aerospace & aeronautical engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
The aerospace 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 Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering.
University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of Southern California
Stanford University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from Stanford University
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. 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 aerospace & aeronautical engineering from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in aerospace & aeronautical engineering needs to take a look at University of California - San Diego. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of California - San Diego
UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of California - Los Angeles
UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of California - Davis
Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from University of California - Irvine
Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from San Diego State University
Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in aerospace & aeronautical engineering from California State University - Long Beach
Explore all the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 521 | 73 |
| Nevada | 201 | 0 |
One of 2 majors within the Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering area of study, Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
