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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$73,134 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 85,188 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 46% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Washington State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Of the 11 students majoring in engineering tech at Portland State University, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

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Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Intercontinental University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at California Intercontinental University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,964
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 8 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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