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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in California

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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.

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

Our analysis found California State University - Chico to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Chico State is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chico.

Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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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 large 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.

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#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Art Center College of Design landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit college 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the 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.

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San Jose State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. San Jose State is a fairly 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.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 61% are male.

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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 fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo 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 #9 on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small 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.

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California State University - Sacramento ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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.

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