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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California

5 Colleges
$73,300 Avg Salary
$30,451 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering School for You

With 26 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, manufacturing engineering is the #187 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges.

Top California Schools in Manufacturing Engineering

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the best school for manufacturing engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 0

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

Majors Similar to Manufacturing Engineering

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 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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