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2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering-related fields programs that also have a lower cost than 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 following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid 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.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011.

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#4 in overall quality

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #2 spot on the list. CSUN is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

CSUN also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 Getting Aid list. California State University - Los Angeles 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 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cal State LA Engineering-Related Fields Report

#4

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#3 in overall quality

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #4 spot on the list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jose State, the school also landed 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 University are $18,790.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a large school located in Pomona, California that handed out 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 the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377.

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#6

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

Washington State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 28 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Santa Clara University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clara, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SCU are $23,507.

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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 Getting Aid list. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

Art Center College of Design also took 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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