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2024 Best Structural Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

6 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
262 Structural Engineering Degrees Awarded
Structural Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #673 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for structural engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 262 degrees in structural engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Structural Engineering School

Best Structural Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region Your choice of structural engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Structural Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Structural Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Structural Engineering
Master's Degrees in Structural Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Structural Engineering

The structural engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Structural Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Structural Engineering in the Far Western US Region

The schools below may not offer all types of structural engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Structural Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
40 Structural Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in structural engineering has to check out University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 structural engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in structural engineering from University of Southern California

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in structural engineering has to take a look at University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 5 structural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in structural engineering from University of California - Los Angeles

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
191 Structural Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of California - San Diego if you wish to pursue a degree in structural engineering. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were about 191 structural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in structural engineering from University of California - San Diego

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Seattle University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in structural engineering. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 8 structural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in structural engineering from Seattle University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
22.2% Growth in Graduates

CSUN is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Northridge. This university ranks 49th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 18 structural engineering students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in structural engineering from California State University - Northridge

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Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in structural engineering from San Diego State University

Best Structural Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best structural engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 254
Washington 831 8
Nevada 354 0

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Structural Engineering is one of 5 different types of Civil Engineering programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Structural Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Civil Engineering 4,049
Trasportation Engineering 59
Civil Engineering 59
Water Resources Engineering 7
Geoenvironmental Engineering 1

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