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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

14 Colleges
$87,583 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 266 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #70 most popular major in the state.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in California 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 fairly large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 35% of the engineering majors at the school.

Full General Engineering at University of California - Riverside Report

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 California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 80% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of the Pacific helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in California. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

Women make up 18% of the engineering majors at the school.

Full General Engineering at University of the Pacific Report

#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 city of San Francisco.

Of the 29 students majoring in engineering at SFSU, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Full General Engineering at San Francisco State University Report

With a ranking of #6, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Of the 17 students majoring in engineering at Fresno State, 88% are male and 12% are female.

Full General Engineering at California State University - Fresno Report

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - Long Beach 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 large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on General Engineering at California State University - Long Beach

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 14 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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