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

6 Ranked Colleges
298 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master's 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Engineering is the 174th most popular major in the country with 2,900 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $75,379 and had an average of $28,015 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 631 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,671 and $26,448 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 298 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in other engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other engineering programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The other engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree other engineering students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in the Far Western US Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 54 masters’s other engineering 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 the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Engineering at University of California - San Diego

#2

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon Institute of Technology is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree other engineering students list, OIT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other 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 Oregon Institute of Technology are $23,379.

Full OIT Other Engineering Report

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Other Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Other Engineering Report

#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 213 masters’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other 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 University of Southern California are $48,715.

Read full report on Other Engineering at University of Southern California

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Stanford University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford University is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 23 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other 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 Stanford are $55,011.

Full Stanford University Other Engineering Report

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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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