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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

33 Colleges
$71,682 Avg Salary
$21,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #32 most popular major in the country with 9,007 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the ME programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for mechanical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,202
Washington 196
Oregon 86
Nevada 20
Hawaii 15
Alaska 7

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Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
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.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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