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Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in California

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 analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Art Center College of Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Chico helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in California. 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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering-related fields programs. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit school 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).

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