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2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
458 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering-Related Fields is the 120th most popular major in the country with 6,319 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $73,026 and had an average of $26,903 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 728 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $85,433 and $29,567 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 458 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering-related fields programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering-related fields program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stanford University is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 130 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k list, CSUN has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Cal State LA also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State LA are $17,723, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State University - Los Angeles Engineering-Related Fields Report

#4

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wazzu is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. San Jose State University is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 65 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790.

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With a ranking of #6, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Engineering-Related Fields Report

#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Santa Clara, California, and it awarded 27 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCU are $23,507, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California
#6 in overall quality

Art Center College of Design ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Art Center College of Design, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Art Center College of Design are $49,090.

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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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