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

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

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #32 most popular major in the country with 9,007 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 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 Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the ME graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Institute of Technology is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at California Institute of Technology Report

#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,202
Washington 196
Oregon 86
Nevada 20
Hawaii 15
Alaska 7

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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