2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering in the Far Western US Region

Manufacturing Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #164 out of the 326 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 master's degrees in manufacturing engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

The manufacturing engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Manufacturing Engineering in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality manufacturing engineering program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Manufacturing Engineering Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for manufacturing engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Manufacturing Engineering in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in manufacturing engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Manufacturing Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#5 Best Quality In CA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in manufacturing engineering has to check out California State University - Northridge. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in manufacturing engineering in California.

There were about 11 manufacturing engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from California State University - Northridge

2

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in manufacturing engineering has to take a look at University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in manufacturing engineering in California.

There were roughly 6 manufacturing engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from University of California - Irvine

3

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a master's degree in manufacturing engineering. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in manufacturing engineering in California.

There were about 3 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from University of Southern California

3

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#4 Best Quality In CA

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in manufacturing engineering needs to look into San Diego State University. SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Diego. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in manufacturing engineering in California.

There were about 3 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from San Diego State University

5

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in manufacturing engineering in California.

There were approximately 2 manufacturing engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from University of California - Los Angeles

6

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

#1 Most Popular In WA

Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in manufacturing engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	244	29
Washington	184	0

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Manufacturing Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	2,222
Computer Engineering	1,334
Civil Engineering	1,326
Mechanical Engineering	1,229
Biomedical Engineering	570
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	381
Other Engineering	298
Materials Engineering	297
Operations Research	262
Systems Engineering	261

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.