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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$29,544 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,210 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related fields was ranked #109 in the country. In fact 6,736 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for engineering-related fields students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the engineering-related fields master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Our analysis found California State University - Northridge to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 a year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at California State University - Northridge Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering-related fields schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377 a year.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at National University are $15,480 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #6, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stanford is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering-related fields in the Far Western US Region .

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 per year.

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Art Center College of Design came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Art Center College of Design graduate students pay an average of $50,734 in tuition and fees each year.

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Explore the best engineering-related fields schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 669
Washington 52
Oregon 49

One of 18 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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