What programs/departments are UCLA and UC Berkeley known for?

Question

I know that some schools have stronger science/math departments/programs, and some have stronger liberal arts/english department/programs. What is UC Berkeley and UCLA particularly known for in terms of academics and stronger programs for people interested in majoring in that particular field? Honest answers are appreciated. Please don't trash any of these schools or give me a biased answer based on school rivalry or what not. Thanks in advance. 10 points for best, thorough answers!

Answer 1

Both are great schools, but if you want to go into performing arts/visual arts/film making you will definitely want to go to UCLA, since it is in Los Angeles, where all the film stuff happens and such. I heard UCLA also has a great journalism program.

As for Berkeley, they are well known for their architechture (sp?), writing, and great classes that are offered in the sciences. If you would like to write, both San Francisco and LA are great places for jobs and internships- they both have big powerhouse publishing companies based right in those cities.

Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Both UCLA and Berkeley are large public schools and are very well rounded. They're not tech schools like Caltech or MIT. It's probably easier to list their weak departments than to list the ones that they're well known for, as almost every department is pretty highly regarded (Berkeley especially, I believe 35/36 of its departments are ranked in the top 10 ).

Among the general public, the majors that stand out at Berkeley would be engineering (every engineering except Bioengineering) /business/economics/sciences/mathematics... Those would probably be more well known than say, going to Berkeley for English (even though its English department is ranked #1!). Berkeley is also well regarded for law.

I can't speak much for UCLA, but I know that its Art & Film programs are better than Berkeley's. Most of its engineering and science departments are decent (though those are not as well known as Berkeley's). Its medical school is one of the best in the West.

Answer 3

go to ucla they have the best programs that include law and medicine