2023 Best Schools in California
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Schools in California
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Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for students working on their degree.
The excellent programs at Keck Graduate Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in California.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Schools in California list.
The excellent programs at Fielding Graduate University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in California.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Schools in California list.
Claremont Graduate University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #6 on the list.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #7 on the list.
University of Southern California landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
With a ranking of #10, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
With a ranking of #11, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
University of Redlands came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in California ranking.
University of San Francisco came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in California ranking.
University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #14 on this year’s Best Schools in California list.
San Jose State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Schools in California list.
Dominican University of California came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in California ranking.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #17 on the list.
University of the Pacific landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
With a ranking of #19, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
With a ranking of #20, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
University of California - San Diego came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in California ranking.
University of California - Davis came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in California ranking.
University of San Diego ranked #23 on this year’s Best Schools in California list.
Pepperdine University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Schools in California list.
California Lutheran University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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