by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 32,428 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,704 and $21,479 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8,623 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 52 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend International Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Jose, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school situated in Monterey, California. It awarded 423 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 73 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 617 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Polytechnic University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Fremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 910 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Keck Graduate Institute did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Keck Graduate Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Santa Clara University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Santa Clara University is a medium-sized school located in Santa Clara, California that handed out 199 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - San Diego ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 816 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 1,178 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 645 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 618 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 494 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Oregon Institute of Technology landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. OIT is a small school located in Klamath Falls, Oregon that handed out 24 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 205 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Oregon State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 228 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 154 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Portland State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school handed out 178 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of California - Irvine came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 272 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. Loyola Marymount University is a fairly large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 58 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Martin’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Saint Martin’s is located in Lacey, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Fullerton ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Fullerton, California, this large public school handed out 198 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of the Pacific did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. Pacific is located in Stockton, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Davis landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 198 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #25, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 82 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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