2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo the best value school in the Far Western US Region for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 per year.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Loyola Marymount also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Baptist University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.
Cal Baptist graduate students pay an average of $14,320 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCU are $25,170 per year.
SCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCLA is a fairly 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 took the #5 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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University of California - Berkeley came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #9, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per 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 25 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.
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