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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree 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 master’s degree. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Santa Clara University is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize 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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SCU is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering in the Far Western US Region .
The excellent master’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate students pay an average of $21,133 in tuition and fees each 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 Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 per year.
Loyola Marymount excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
California Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Baptist are $14,320 a year.
With a ranking of #7, Saint Martin’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Saint Martin’s graduate students pay an average of $15,840 in tuition and fees each 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.
UCLA also took the #5 spot in our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.
SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.
Cal Poly Pomona graduate students pay an average of $18,377 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering colleges 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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