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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$26,741 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,157 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the engineering tech master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 per year.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona graduate students pay an average of $18,377 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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The excellent master’s degree programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, San Jose State also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fresno State are $17,591 per year.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

Stanford also made our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.

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Central Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

CWU graduate students pay an average of $25,681 in tuition and fees each year.

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

CSUDH graduate students pay an average of $17,998 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Technologies at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

California State University - Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 a year.

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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 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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