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2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California

6 Ranked Colleges
391 Degrees Awarded
$30,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master's in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking - to help you make that 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 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 Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking looked at 6 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 engineering-related fields 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 “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California”.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree engineering-related fields students.

#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 #1 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California. CSUN is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 29 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school awarded 65 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree engineering-related fields students list, San Jose State has also earned the #3 rank 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.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 took the #2 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 SCU are $23,507.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the #4 spot on the list. California State University - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

Cal State LA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 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 California State University - Los Angeles are $17,723.

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#5

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Art Center College of Design. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California. 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.

Art Center College of Design did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Stanford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 130 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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