2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You
With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school 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 Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Stanford is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.
Portland State University graduate students pay an average of $24,009 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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Request InformationBest Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 25,076 |
| Washington | 3,545 |
| Oregon | 2,281 |
| Hawaii | 301 |
| Nevada | 900 |
| Alaska | 178 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
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Majors Similar to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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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