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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$23,086 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,134 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for engineering tech 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Engineering Technologies

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

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at California State University - Northridge

Out of the 2 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.

Wazzu excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges 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 2 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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