2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 61,791 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the engineering graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great value for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 a year.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great value for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 per year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.
University of Nevada - Reno landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate engineering programs. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.
UNR graduate students pay an average of $22,380 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 a year.
Stanford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.
Stanford excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Portland State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 per year.
University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.
USC also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 9,121 |
| Washington | 939 |
| Oregon | 555 |
| Nevada | 169 |
| Hawaii | 63 |
| Alaska | 32 |
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Majors Similar to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 60,971 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 28,851 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
| Physical Sciences | 12,705 |
| Engineering Technologies | 7,672 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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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