2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering Science is the 208th most popular major in the country with 1,668 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,800 and had an average of $20,111 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 123 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,100 and $18,476 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering science 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 science 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in the Far Western US Region

#1

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, California

#1 in overall quality

$18,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sonoma State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Sonoma State University is located in Rohnert Park, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

SSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Science 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 SSU are $18,890.

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicolás Pérez.

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