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2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 25,076 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

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 Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 53 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Of the 1,244 students majoring in engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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

Of the 1,069 students majoring in engineering at UCSD, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in California. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 79% are male.

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University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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

Full Engineering at University of California - Davis Report

San Jose State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering programs. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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

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With a ranking of #8, 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 very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 713 students majoring in engineering at UCLA, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles Report

California State University - Long Beach ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

Of the 694 students majoring in engineering at CSULB, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 20% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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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