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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$36,165 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,683 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Engineering 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 Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for CE 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 Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for computer engineering students. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,732 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools 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.

SCU undergraduate students pay an average of $55,860 in tuition and fees each year.

SCU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Seattle U undergraduate students pay an average of $49,335 in tuition and fees each year.

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$37,018 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California Baptist University is a great value for computer engineering students. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

UCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $43,012 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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$44,454 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

UCSD undergraduate students pay an average of $44,454 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

San Diego State University

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

San Diego State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,016 in tuition and fees each year.

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$19,272 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,272 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,923 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,923 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,856 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer engineering students. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Cal State Fullerton undergraduate students pay an average of $18,856 in tuition and fees each year.

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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

More Computer Engineering Rankings in the Far Western US Region

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 17 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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