2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 46,178 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for ME 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.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Santa Clara University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SCU are $25,170 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.
UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.
UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.
UCSB graduate students pay an average of $28,683 in tuition and fees each year.
UCSB excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’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 Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.
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University of California - Davis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $28,710 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of California - San Diego came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.
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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNR graduate students pay an average of $22,380 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 mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.
Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 5,137 |
| Washington | 1,078 |
| Oregon | 646 |
| Nevada | 270 |
| Hawaii | 90 |
| Alaska | 66 |
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Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to ME
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 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 Michel Villeneuve.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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