2023 Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree School for You
General Engineering is the #80 most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
The Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. 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 General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.
UCLA also made our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #5.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly 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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Out of the 12 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Portland landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Portland are $23,868 per year.
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California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fresno State are $17,591 a year.
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San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Oregon Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a small student population.
OIT graduate students pay an average of $24,315 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.
UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $28,458 in tuition and fees each year.
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Washington State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 per year.
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Explore the best general engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,257 |
| Washington | 39 |
| Oregon | 49 |
| Alaska | 4 |
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General Engineering Related Majors for Engineering
General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.
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