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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 6,736 people earned their degree in engineering-related fields, making the major the 112th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $77,404 and had an average of $26,200 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 770 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $86,273 and $24,604 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 458 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering-related fields.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree engineering-related fields students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, International Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. ITU is located in San Jose, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #2 spot on the 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 103 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Art Center College of Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region list. Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 9 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Clara University is located in Santa Clara, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region 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 80 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Saint Martin’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Martin’s University is located in Lacey, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
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California State University - Northridge did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. CSUN is a large public school situated in Northridge, California. It awarded 63 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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National University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Portland State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
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California State University - East Bay did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large school located in Hayward, California that handed out 14 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Washington State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad 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%.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a large school located in Pomona, California that handed out 14 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Los Angeles came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Westcliff University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering-Related Fields Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Westcliff University is a small school located in Irvine, California that handed out 0 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
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