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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in California

14 Colleges
$57,857 Avg Salary
$26,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 4,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University Maritime Academy landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in California. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Chico came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. Chico State is a large public school located in the city of Chico.

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California State University - Fresno ranked #8 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #9, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Alaska 112
Hawaii 91
Washington 2,537
Oregon 592
Nevada 286

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,205
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299
General Engineering Technology 3,841
Quality Control Technology 3,720
Computer Engineering Technology 3,509
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,907
Energy Systems Technologies 1,277
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155
Engineering-Related Technologies 969
Mining & Petroleum Technology 410
Nuclear Engineering Technology 235
Nanotechnology 104

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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