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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$33,191 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,939 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 6,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Seattle University to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle U are $49,335 per year.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $19,732 per year.

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

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Marymount are $53,051 per year.

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The excellent programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 per year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#5

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCU are $55,860 per year.

SCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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$40,690 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Martin’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Saint Martin’s undergraduate students pay an average of $40,690 in tuition and fees each year.

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$37,018 Average Tuition & Fees

California Baptist University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value civil engineering programs. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Baptist are $37,018 per year.

Full Civil Engineering at California Baptist University Report

#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$20,016 Average Tuition & Fees

San Diego State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value civil engineering programs. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SDSU are $20,016 a year.

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$19,319 Average Tuition & Fees

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $19,319 per year.

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$18,726 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $18,726 per year.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,035
Washington 209
Oregon 98
Nevada 55
Hawaii 23
Alaska 11

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One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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