2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking.

Other Engineering is the 245th most popular major in the country with 2,900 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 545 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 292 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other engineering 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 other engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in California

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#3 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Engineering at University of California - San Diego

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#2 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 213 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Engineering at University of Southern California

#3

Stanford University

Stanford, California

#1 in overall quality

$55,011 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Engineering at Stanford University

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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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