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2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region

17 Colleges
$86,273 Avg Salary
$24,604 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related fields was ranked #51 in the country. In fact 4,838 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering-Related Fields program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Colleges.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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The excellent programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #6, National University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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International Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, ITU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering-related fields programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering-related fields programs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 453
Washington 52
Oregon 49

One of 16 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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