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2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in California

12 Colleges
$91,210 Avg Salary

With 453 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering-related fields is the #56 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a master's degree.

#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 master’s degree in California. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Of the 103 students majoring in engineering-related fields at Stanford, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering-related fields schools in California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in engineering-related fields at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at San Jose State University Report

Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 3 spot on the list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

Of the 63 students majoring in engineering-related fields at CSUN, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 21% of the engineering-related fields majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, International Technological University landed the # 5 spot on the list. ITU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of San Jose.

Of the 26 students majoring in engineering-related fields at ITU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at International Technological University Report

#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

With a ranking of #6, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

Women make up 44% of the engineering-related fields majors at the school.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in engineering-related fields at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

Women make up 57% of the engineering-related fields majors at the school.

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California State University - East Bay ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Women make up 64% of the engineering-related fields majors at the school.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering-related fields programs. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 10 students majoring in engineering-related fields at Cal State LA, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 52
Oregon 49

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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 12 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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