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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

52 Colleges
$70,704 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering 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 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 52 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for engineering students. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Out of the 52 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for engineering students. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 schools for engineering students. 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.

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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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