2024 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

General Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #59 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 280 master's degrees in general engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of general engineering for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt general engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Engineering in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general engineering.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Engineering

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

58 Annual Graduates

$116,282 Median Starting Salary

University of California - Los Angeles is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general engineering. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.

Those general engineering students who get their master's degree from University of California - Los Angeles earn $26,323 more than the average engineering grad.

More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of California - Los Angeles

2

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

51 Annual Graduates

San Jose State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general engineering. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from San Jose State University

3

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

8 Annual Graduates

$74,873 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general engineering has to take a look at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Soon after graduation, engineering master's recipients typically make around $74,873 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in general engineering from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

3

University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA

34 Annual Graduates

$78,722 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of the Pacific if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general engineering. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the engineering program state that they receive average early career earnings of $78,722.

More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of the Pacific

4

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

29 Annual Graduates

San Francisco State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general engineering. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from San Francisco State University

5

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

52 Annual Graduates

UCR is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Riverside.More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of California - Riverside

6

University of Portland
Portland, OR

2 Annual Graduates

University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Portland.More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of Portland

7

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from California State University - Long Beach

8

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

4 Annual Graduates

Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Washington State University

8

California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from California State University - Fresno

Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	261
Washington	183	4
Oregon	158	15

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General Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, General Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	280

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	2,122
Mechanical Engineering	1,257
Civil Engineering	1,240
Computer Engineering	1,162
Biomedical Engineering	540
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	354
Systems Engineering	288
Materials Engineering	283
Other Engineering	207
Operations Research	202

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.