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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$29,798 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$86,273 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related fields was ranked #51 in the country. In fact 4,838 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering-related fields students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a .

$18,923 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the best value school in the Far Western US Region for engineering-related fields students. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,923 in tuition and fees each year.

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$19,319 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Poly Pomona are $19,319 a year.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA
$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.

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$27,733 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $27,733 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,732 in tuition and fees each year.

San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stanford are $56,169 per year.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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$18,665 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State LA are $18,665 per year.

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$48,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Art Center College of Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Art Center College of Design are $48,044 a year.

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Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 453
Washington 52
Oregon 49

One of 16 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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