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

15 Colleges
$98,951 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer engineering was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 5,557 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the best school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

Full Computer Engineering at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #9 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Computer Engineering at California State University - Sacramento Report

Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,247
Washington 4
Oregon 13
Nevada 39

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

Majors Similar to CE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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