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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$42,703 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, systems engineering was ranked #69 in the country. In fact 3,068 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Value Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for systems engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

Check out the systems engineering graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Systems Engineering

Our analysis found Portland State University to be the best value school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 per year.

Full Systems Engineering at Portland State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for systems engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, USC also did well on our Best Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 Systems Engineering at University of Southern California

Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 537
Washington 0
Oregon 16
Alaska 0

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

Majors Similar to Systems Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 luis gomes.

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