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2023 Most Popular Other Engineering Schools in California

11 Colleges
$79,157 Avg Salary
$16,618 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Other Engineering School for You

With 419 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, other engineering is the #138 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Other 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 Other Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Other Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for other engineering students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Other Engineering at University of Southern California Report

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for other engineering students. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, other engineering graduates from Stanford take out $6,654 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best other engineering schools in California. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, other engineering majors at UCSD accumulate an average of around $20,200 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Other Engineering Schools in California list. Chico State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chico.

After completing their degree, other engineering graduates from Chico State carry an average student debt load of $23,000.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Engineering Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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#6

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

Claremont McKenna College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for other engineering students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Engineering Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular other engineering programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Best Other Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1
Oregon 33
Nevada 14

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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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