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2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 6,597 people earned their degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician, making the major the 153rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 264 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. California State University - Long Beach is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees to qualified students.

CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $9,622 for far western us region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students with aid per year to attend CSULB.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full CSULB Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $12,734 for far western us region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students with aid per year to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology at Cal Poly Pomona

#3

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. OIT is a public institution located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OIT, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OIT is $16,210 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full OIT Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Central Washington University is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 10 bachelors’s electrical technology degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Central Washington University is $15,397 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Technology students with aid.

Full Central Washington University Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Report

#5

DeVry University - California

Pomona, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - California. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Electrical Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. DeVry University - California is a private for-profit institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DeVry University - California, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - California is $26,056 for far western us region bachelor’s degree electrical technology students with aid.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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