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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

With 5,137 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #24 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the ME graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Naval Postgraduate School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in California. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

Full Mechanical Engineering at California Institute of Technology Report

#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in California. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Santa Clara University Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,078
Oregon 646
Nevada 270
Hawaii 90
Alaska 66

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

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Michel Villeneuve.

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