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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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.

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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.

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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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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

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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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

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.

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#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

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.

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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.

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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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#8

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

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.

Full Engineering at Santa Clara University Report

Best Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 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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