2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California
Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 537 students majoring in engineering at Naval Postgraduate School, 77% are male and 23% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.
Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Of the 5 students majoring in engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.
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Stanford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. 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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With a ranking of #8, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
California Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. 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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Best Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 3,545 |
Oregon | 2,281 |
Hawaii | 301 |
Nevada | 900 |
Alaska | 178 |
Engineering Related Majors
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 10 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.
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