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

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$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 Most Popular Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

Of the 511 students majoring in CE at San Jose State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Computer Engineering at San Jose State University Report

#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 36% of the CE majors at the school.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

About 29% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 71% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 87 students majoring in CE at UC Irvine, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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

Women make up 22% of the CE majors at the school.

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University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular 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.

Women make up 33% of the CE majors at the school.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Women make up 22% of the CE majors at the school.

Full Computer Engineering at University of California - Riverside Report

International Technological University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Jose, ITU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in CE at ITU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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University of Nevada - Reno ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 12% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 88% are male.

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California State University - Northridge ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 19% of the CE majors at the school.

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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 21 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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