We report measurements of photoelectron angular distributions via electric quadrupole transitions in cesium atoms using multiphoton excitation techniques. Experimental results are presented for the cases of one-photon resonant, two-photon ionization via the 6d
2D3/2 and 6d
2D5/2 electric quadrupole transitions and for one-photon resonant, three-photon ionization via the 5d
2 D3/2 and 5d
2D5/2 transitions. The ratios of the total ionization rates for linearly and circularly polarized light have also been measured for the 6d
2D3/2 and 6d
2D5/2 states. A theoretical analysis and detailed comparison with the experimental results are given.