2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in California
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Chico the most popular school in California for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Chico State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Chico.
Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at California State University - Chico
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 21% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Academy of Art University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 48% are male.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Academy of Art University
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Art Center College of Design is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 104 students majoring in engineering tech at Art Center College of Design, 63% are male and 38% are female.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Art Center College of Design
The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Fresno helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in California. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 12% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.
San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
Of the 128 students majoring in engineering tech at San Jose State, 80% are male and 20% are female.
Full Engineering Technologies at San Jose State University Report
Stanford University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 39% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 61% are male.
California State University - Long Beach came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Of the 52 students majoring in engineering tech at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 79% are male and 21% are female.
Full Engineering Technologies at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report
California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Alaska | 112 |
Hawaii | 91 |
Washington | 2,537 |
Oregon | 592 |
Nevada | 286 |
Engineering Technologies Related Majors
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 27 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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