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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$55,011 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Check out the ME graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate School

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges 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

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 values are for the top school 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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