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2023 Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California

11 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Manufacturing Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the manufacturing engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

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

After completing their degree, manufacturing engineering graduates from Cal Poly Pomona carry an average student debt load of $25,401.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for manufacturing engineering students. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent programs at National University 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 La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, manufacturing engineering majors at National University accumulate an average of around $35,500 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular 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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#9

Pitzer College

Claremont, CA

Pitzer College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for manufacturing engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Pitzer is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in California ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 11 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).

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