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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields (Income Over $110k) in California

7 Ranked Colleges
391 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,319 people earned their degree in engineering-related fields, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States. 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 California, there were 636 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,950 and $29,567 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 391 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in engineering-related fields. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering-related fields programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering-related fields program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make more than $110k.

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Northridge, California, this large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

CSUN also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering-Related Fields at California State University - Northridge

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k. Cal State LA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State LA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Los Angeles are $17,723, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. Cal Poly Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 6 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cal Poly Pomona Engineering-Related Fields Report

#4

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 65 students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full San Jose State Engineering-Related Fields Report

#5

Stanford University

Stanford, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 130 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011.

Read more about Engineering-Related Fields at Stanford University

#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Santa Clara, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students 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 California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCU are $23,507, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California
#5 in overall quality

Art Center College of Design came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Art Center College of Design not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. 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.

Full Art Center College of Design Engineering-Related Fields Report

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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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