2025 Best Other Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Other Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #91 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 355 master's degrees in other engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Other Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of other engineering for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt other engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Engineering Schools

The other engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Engineering in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other engineering.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Other Engineering

1

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Stanford University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in other engineering. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in other engineering from Stanford University

2

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

84 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in other engineering needs to take a look at University of California - Berkeley. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in other engineering from University of California - Berkeley

3

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

37 Annual Graduates

$142,225 Median Starting Salary

University of California - San Diego is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in other engineering. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those other engineering students who get their master's degree from University of California - San Diego make $20,222 more than the average other engineering student.

More information about a master’s in other engineering from University of California - San Diego

4

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

216 Annual Graduates

$101,781 Median Starting Salary

University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in other engineering. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the other engineering program make about $101,781 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in other engineering from University of Southern California

Best Other Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best other engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	200
Washington	183	0
Oregon	158	5
Nevada	105	2

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Other Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Other Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Other Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Engineering	355

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	1,998
Mechanical Engineering	1,384
Civil Engineering	1,260
Computer Engineering	1,250
Biomedical Engineering	572
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	399
Operations Research	306
Systems Engineering	301
General Engineering	300
Materials Engineering	300

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.