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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region

28 Colleges
$62,188 Avg Salary
$23,358 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 7,672 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 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 Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for engineering technologies students. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent programs at Academy of Art University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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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 #4 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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Washington State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

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International Technological University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. ITU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Jose.

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#10

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 654
Washington 73
Oregon 59
Nevada 0
Alaska 0

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 28 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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