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2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in California

8 Colleges
$79,852 Avg Salary
$26,030 Avg Student Debt

Engineering-Related Fields is the #27 most popular major in California with 216 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering-Related Fields program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering-related fields programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in California for engineering-related fields students. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Art Center College of Design helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in California. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for engineering-related fields students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Chico is a great place for engineering-related fields students. Chico State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chico.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for engineering-related fields students. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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With a ranking of #6, University of the Pacific did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

Claremont McKenna College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 0

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 5,903
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 152
Engineering Design 120

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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