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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in California

20 Colleges
$61,700 Avg Salary
$24,085 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

With 654 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #22 most popular major in California.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a .

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in California. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 California. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Out of the 20 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in California 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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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in California list. 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in California ranking. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

International Technological University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in California list. ITU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of San Jose.

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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 technologies programs. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

California State University - East Bay landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Full Engineering Technologies at California State University - East Bay Report

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State Degrees Awarded
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 20 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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