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

19 Colleges
$74,923 Avg Salary
$19,630 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

General Engineering is the #64 most popular major in the country with 3,548 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular General Engineering 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. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full General Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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California State University - Fresno landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

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#7

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

Oregon Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OIT is a small public school located in the remote town of Klamath Falls.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 266
Washington 4
Oregon 15
Alaska 3

General Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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