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Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

18 Colleges
$87,583 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree 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 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in engineering at UCLA, 81% are male and 19% are female.

Full General Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 65% are male.

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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 Master’s Degree 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 very large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in engineering at San Jose State, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Out of the 18 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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

About 18% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 82% are male.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great place for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 28% of the engineering majors at the school.

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California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Women make up 12% of the engineering majors at the school.

Full General Engineering at California State University - Fresno Report

#7

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

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

Of the 13 students majoring in engineering at OIT, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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

Of the 9 students majoring in engineering at Cal Poly Pomona, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Engineering at Washington State University

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 18 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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