26 Best colleges for Reliability / Quality Engineering in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Reliability and Quality Engineering. A graph of 394K citations received by 12.1K academic papers made by 26 universities in California was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in the United States

#2 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

2. Stanford University

Stanford

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

3. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#15 in the United States

#18 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

4. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#17 in the United States

#20 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

5. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#22 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

6. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#28 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

7. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#36 in the United States

#42 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#41 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

9. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#42 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

10. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#74 in the United States

#88 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

11. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#99 in the United States

#121 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

12. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#100 in the United States

#122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

13. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#109 in the United States

#132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

14. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#140 in the United States

#167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $9,210
Enrollment: 35,751

15. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#172 in the United States

#202 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

16. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#200 in the United States

#233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

17. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#211 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $9,529
Enrollment: 849

18. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#213 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

19. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#219 in the United States

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,903
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

20. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#223 in the United States

#257 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

21. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#225 in the United States

#259 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

22. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#231 in the United States

#265 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,590
Enrollment: 31,818

23. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#235 in the United States

#269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,868
Enrollment: 9,103

24. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#247 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

25. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#251 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,478
Enrollment: 38,973

26. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#266 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,040
Enrollment: 27,503

Closest to California states to learn Reliability and Quality Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	61
Utah	3	85
Arizona	3	16
Washington	4	20
Colorado	7	44
New Mexico	3	96
Kansas	3	87
Texas	20	9
Oklahoma	3	83
North Dakota	2	122
Minnesota	2	29
Missouri	4	52
Arkansas	3	105
Louisiana	5	55
Wisconsin	3	14
Illinois	10	1
Indiana	6	12
Michigan	8	5
Tennessee	4	32
Alabama	6	79
Ohio	13	25
Georgia	7	7
South Carolina	3	43
North Carolina	8	18
Virginia	7	13
Pennsylvania	10	4
Florida	11	34
District of Columbia	4	64
Maryland	6	3
New York	21	10
New Jersey	7	23
Massachusetts	13	8
Rhode Island	3	142