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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California

8 Colleges
$73,300 Avg Salary
$30,451 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering School for You

With 101 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, manufacturing engineering is the #216 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges.

Top California Schools in Manufacturing Engineering

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best school for manufacturing engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, manufacturing engineering graduates from National University carry an average student debtload of $35,500.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that manufacturing engineering majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out is $25,401.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best manufacturing engineering programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best manufacturing engineering programs. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 29
Oregon 65

One of 40 majors within the area of study, manufacturing engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Manufacturing Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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