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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in California to see which master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

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 San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in California. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 645 students majoring in engineering at UC Berkeley, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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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 working on their master’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 37% of the engineering majors at the school.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Naval Postgraduate School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 69% are male.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 205 students majoring in engineering at UCR, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#10

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 master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

Women make up 36% of the engineering majors at the school.

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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