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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$27,443 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,188 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 7,672 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Schools

$18,923 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found California State University - Northridge to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $18,923 per year.

Full Engineering Technologies at California State University - Northridge Report

$19,319 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a great value for engineering technologies students. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National University are $13,320 a 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 technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each 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 Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$18,533 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fresno State are $18,533 a year.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Engineering Technologies at Stanford University Report

$25,213 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Central Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWU are $25,213 per year.

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$18,940 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUDH are $18,940 per year.

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$18,665 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Los Angeles landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering technologies programs. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at California State University - Los Angeles Report

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 654
Washington 73
Oregon 59
Nevada 0
Alaska 0

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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