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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region

26 Colleges
$62,188 Avg Salary
$23,358 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 85,188 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University Maritime Academy landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal Maritime is a fairly small public school located in the city of Vallejo.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at Cal Maritime take out is $26,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $426, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at California Institute of Arts & Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . California Institute of Arts & Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

On average, engineering tech graduates from California Institute of Arts & Technology take out $21,696 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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California State University - Long Beach landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at CSULB accumulate an average of around $18,625 in student debt.

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University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #7 on the list. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at UAA take out is $29,037.

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Bellingham Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a small public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

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Central Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at CWU accumulate an average of around $25,378 in student debt.

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#10

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

Oregon Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #10 on the list. OIT is a small public school located in the town of Klamath Falls.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at OIT take out is $28,583.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,964
Washington 1,051
Oregon 377
Hawaii 57
Nevada 146
Alaska 82

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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