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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 analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University Maritime Academy is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public 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 - Long Beach landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the 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 large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. 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

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

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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