2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California
Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 4th in California. In fact, 9,121 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in California 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in California for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.
Of the 537 students majoring in engineering at Naval Postgraduate School, 77% are male and 23% are female.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.
Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
About 40% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in California. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
With a ranking of #7, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
With a ranking of #8, California Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.
Best Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 939 |
Oregon | 555 |
Nevada | 169 |
Hawaii | 63 |
Alaska | 32 |
Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 10 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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