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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$20,631 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,157 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree School for You

With 654 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #22 most popular major in California.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 California ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in California 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the best value school in California for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $8,477 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal Poly Pomona are $8,873 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Fresno helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in California. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Fresno State graduate students pay an average of $8,087 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $9,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Cal State LA graduate students pay an average of $8,219 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSUDH graduate students pay an average of $8,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at National University are $15,480 a year.

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#8

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #8, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

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#9

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Academy of Art University are $28,496 a year.

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Art Center College of Design landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering technologies programs. Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Art Center College of Design are $50,734 a year.

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Best Value Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 10 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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