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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

5 Colleges
$91,720 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for manufacturing engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Manufacturing Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the best school in California for manufacturing engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for manufacturing engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in California. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at University of California - Irvine Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at San Diego State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools 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 5 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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