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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$23,433 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,210 Avg Salary

With 669 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering-related fields is the #110 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California 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.

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 California. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUN are $8,477 a year.

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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 California. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cal Poly Pomona graduate students pay an average of $8,873 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $9,286 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering-related fields schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $8,219 per year.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

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Art Center College of Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Explore all the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 7 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).

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