The University of California - Davis
Breakdown of “Education Quality” at UC-Davis
By Gender
| Males | B |
| Females | B |
By Major
| Animal Studies | A |
| Anthropology | C |
| Art & Design Department | B |
| Biology | B |
| Business - Management and Administration | B- |
| Chemical Engineering | F |
| Chemistry | B- |
| Civil Engineering | B+ |
| Communications | B+ |
| Computer Engineering | F |
| Computer Science | B |
| Economics | B+ |
| Education | D+ |
| Electrical Engineering | B |
| Engineering Department | B+ |
| English | C+ |
| Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | B |
| Genetics | A |
| Geography and Geosciences | F |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | D+ |
| Language - French/Spanish/etc. | A+ |
| Math | B+ |
| Mechanical Engineering | A |
| Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | A- |
| Other | B+ |
| Physics | D- |
| Political Science | B+ |
| PreLaw and Legal | A- |
| Psychology | B+ |
| Sociology | C |
| Undecided | B |
| Zoology | A+ |
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Education Quality
“... I am not here for English, or History, or any humanities sort of education ...Read full comment
“... However, if you are independent and want to get the most out of your education then UCLA, Cal and UCSD are much better choices ...Read full comment
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It comes down to whether you want to embrace your education or not and UCD has every opportunity available ...Read full comment
“... I think the education I got was a good one, though it could have been better; I also could have sailed through without learning a whole lot ...Read full comment
“... My ultimate goal is to return to graduate school for my MA and PhD, so the true test of how well my undergraduate education helped me remains to b...Read full comment
“... I really wish I had opted for a private university where the education would have been better and the grades would have been a better reflection...Read full comment
“... Sure, that might be the case, but you will still get a great education here ...Read full comment
“... I wish that I thought more practically about my educational experience because AFTER COLLEGE you need to have a SKILL ...Read full comment
“... At the end of the day, be super mindful of which professor you take, and if you do end up at Davis, don't have high expectations of receiving an ...Read full comment
“... Unfortunately, UC Davis is overshadowed by UC Berkeley and LA, but investigat deep and you will see that it provides a very insightful education ...Read full comment
“... If you're coming to Davis to get a good education you come to the right place ...Read full comment
“... Yeah, they let in too many undergrads, but the profs are top-notch and you get a good all-around undergrad education ...Read full comment
“... Higher education is no guarantee of anything except money going from you to them ...Read full comment
“... UCD is very good in a few majors, but generally you can can get the same education at all of the other UC and State campuses ...Read full comment
“... I studied East Asian Studies at UCD and given that this is what I do for a living I can confidently assess that my education at UCD was excellen...Read full comment
“... In addition to a superior education I made extraordinary contacts throughout the professional world through faculty members at UCD ...Read full comment
“... The administration had no interest in education in those first two years ...Read full comment
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I’m really happy with my education at Davis, but I specialized too early ...Read full comment
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Not only did I get a fabulous education and an amazing, well-paying job right after graduation, but I also met my wife at UC Davis in our PE ...Read full comment
“... UC Davis is a great university, I recieved an excellent education ...Read full comment
“... The price of a Davis education is also not as cheap as it used to be ...Read full comment
“... If you want an education, to excell at your given major when compared to others in your field, don't come here for undergraduate work ...Read full comment
“... From the Education Abroad Center (I'm going to Africa next summer ...Read full comment
“... They are not interested in education, but are interested in partying, screaming about meaningless politics, and undermining every good program me...Read full comment
“... UCD was a great educational experience ...Read full comment
“... The tuition is not worth the education ...Read full comment
“... I think a lot of high schoolers go to college and are too afraid or lazy to make the most of the education ...Read full comment
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- #16 Top Psychology School Ranking in California
- #18 Top Communications School Ranking in California
- #21 Top Biology School Ranking in California
- #27 Top English School Ranking in California
- #31 Top Neuroscience/Cognitive Science
- #31 Top Math
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