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

7 Colleges
$63,538 Avg Salary
$26,962 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Manufacturing Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for manufacturing engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found California State Polytechnic University - Pomona to be the most popular school for manufacturing engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in manufacturing engineering at Cal Poly Pomona, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great place for manufacturing engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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

Full Manufacturing Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular manufacturing engineering schools in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in manufacturing engineering at National University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Manufacturing Engineering majors at National University take out an average of $33,296 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular manufacturing engineering schools in California. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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#5

Pitzer College

Claremont, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pitzer College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Pitzer is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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