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

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Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 61,791 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Engineering Doctor'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. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering doctor's degree 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 engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

About 29% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

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

Of the 168 students majoring in engineering at UC Berkeley, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 23% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 21% of the engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 111 students majoring in engineering at UW Seattle, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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University of Southern California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 109 students majoring in engineering at USC, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 68% are male.

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California Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

Women make up 30% of the engineering majors at the school.

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University of California - Davis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#10

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 9,121
Washington 939
Oregon 555
Nevada 169
Hawaii 63
Alaska 32

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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