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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$26,460 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CE majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best value school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 per year.

San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCU are $25,170 per year.

SCU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Baptist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

Cal Baptist graduate students pay an average of $14,320 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 # 4 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.

UCLA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSD also is in the top 20% of our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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California State University - Sacramento ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sac State are $18,330 per year.

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

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Fullerton landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer engineering programs. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $17,914 per year.

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University of California - Irvine 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 #9 on the list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $28,458 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering schools 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.

  • 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).

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