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

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$73,134 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in engineering tech at Wazzu, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Women make up 20% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

About 64% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 8 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. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Intercontinental University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

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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 8 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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