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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$25,436 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$94,068 Avg Salary

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

Electrical Engineering is the #27 most popular major in the country with 11,021 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for EE students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at San Jose State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great value for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 10% of our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Electrical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 per year.

Loyola Marymount excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for EE in the Far Western US Region .

Full Electrical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great value for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree electrical engineering programs. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

UCLA also made our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

With a ranking of #7, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377 a year.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

UCSD also claimed a spot on our Best Electrical 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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California State University - Long Beach landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree electrical engineering programs. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Electrical Engineering at California State University - Long Beach Report

University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle also claimed a spot on our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,199
Washington 230
Oregon 72
Nevada 17
Hawaii 14
Alaska 5

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

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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