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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$37,467 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the civil eng graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola Marymount University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for civil engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 a year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Loyola Marymount University

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Stanford also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Stanford University

Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools 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

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 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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