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2025 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
228 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$79,644 Avg Early-Career Salary
Manufacturing Engineering degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #243 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of manufacturing engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 228 degrees in manufacturing engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering School

Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region The manufacturing engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall Manufacturing Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Manufacturing Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering
Master's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering in the Far Western US Region

The schools below may not offer all types of manufacturing engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Manufacturing Engineering

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OR
91 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded

Oregon State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #238 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 91 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
13.0% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo if you wish to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.

There were approximately 23 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
19.6% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in manufacturing engineering needs to check out California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 60th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 46 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, manufacturing engineering degree recipients typically make around $79,549 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat California State University - Northridge if you wish to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. CSUN is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Northridge. This university ranks 48th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 24 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$65,863 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 18 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, manufacturing engineering degree recipients generally make an average of $65,863 in their early careers.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 101
Washington 300 29
Oregon 266 65

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Manufacturing Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Manufacturing Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering 228

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Majors Similar to Manufacturing Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 7,068
Electrical Engineering 5,454
Civil Engineering 4,478
Computer Engineering 3,434
Biomedical Engineering 2,010
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1,488
Chemical Engineering 1,480
General Engineering 1,425
Materials Engineering 694
Other Engineering 525

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