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

27 Colleges
$57,852 Avg Salary
$28,338 Avg Student Debt

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

With 2,964 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #26 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for 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 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 medium-sized city of Chico.

Of the 142 students majoring in engineering tech at Chico State, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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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 suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 85% are male.

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#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

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.

Of the 111 students majoring in engineering tech at Academy of Art University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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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 city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 106 students majoring in engineering tech at Art Center College of Design, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Out of the 27 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in engineering tech at Fresno State, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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San Jose State University 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 #6 on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 52% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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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 Schools in California ranking. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Of the 59 students majoring in engineering tech at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 85% are male.

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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
Washington 1,051
Oregon 377
Hawaii 57
Nevada 146
Alaska 82

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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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