by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Engineering-Related Fields is the 112th most popular major in the country with 6,736 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $77,404 and had an average of $26,200 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 669 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,852 and $24,604 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 402 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in engineering-related fields. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering-related fields in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree engineering-related fields students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend International Technological University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California. This small school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 26 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 103 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Art Center College of Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Santa Clara, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 80 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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California State University - Northridge did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. CSUN is a large public school situated in Northridge, California. It awarded 63 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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National University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California ranking. National University is located in La Jolla, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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California State University - East Bay landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California ranking. California State University - East Bay is a fairly large school located in Hayward, California that handed out 14 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California ranking. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 14 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
California State University - Los Angeles ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Westcliff University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in California ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
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