2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 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 Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 37 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 large 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU 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 SCU are $25,170 a year.
SCU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Out of the 37 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 4 spot on the 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.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% 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 Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Marymount also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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California Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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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Saint Martin’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 per year.
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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.
UCLA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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San Diego State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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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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 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).
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