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

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

6 Colleges
$73,134 Avg Salary

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the most popular school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

About 46% of the students majoring in engineering-related fields at the school are women while 54% are male.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Washington State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for engineering-related fields students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering-related fields at the school are women while 80% are male.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at California State University - Northridge

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great place for engineering-related fields students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the engineering-related fields majors at the school.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Portland State University Report

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Oregon State University

#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great place for engineering-related fields students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Loyola Marymount University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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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 6 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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