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

13 Ranked Colleges
720 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Computer Engineering 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.

In 2019-2020, 12,892 people earned their degree in general computer engineering, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,803 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 720 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in general computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer engineering 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 general computer engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general computer engineering degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 masters’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.

UCSD also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. California State University - Fullerton is a large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 32 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Computer Engineering 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 State Fullerton are $17,892.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of California - Riverside is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 12 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR also made our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686.

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#10 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #5 spot on the list. CSUN is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.

CSUN also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#5 in overall quality

San Jose State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. San Jose State University is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 186 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. 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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#7

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

With a ranking of #7, Washington State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general computer engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s general computer engineering students in 2019-2020.

Sac State also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering 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 Sac State are $18,356.

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#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 masters’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering 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 USC are $48,715.

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#10

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#6 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.

UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Computer Engineering 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 UNR are $21,971.

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#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, California State University - Chico did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. California State University - Chico is a public institution located in Chico, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Chico State also made our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chico State are $18,802, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#13

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
#1 in overall quality

Santa Clara University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clara, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 248 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Computer Engineering 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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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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