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2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

80 Colleges
$64,721 Avg Salary
$24,049 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for 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 29% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Out of the 80 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 1,051 students majoring in engineering at UC Irvine, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 80 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Women make up 21% of the engineering majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 21% of the engineering majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 973 students majoring in engineering at UC Davis, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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San Jose State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering programs. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Of the 941 students majoring in engineering at San Jose State, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 865 students majoring in engineering at UW Seattle, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 29% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

About 22% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Of the 693 students majoring in engineering at Wazzu, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
14 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
15 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
15 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 25,076
Washington 3,545
Oregon 2,281
Hawaii 301
Nevada 900
Alaska 178

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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