by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for other engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 197 bachelor's degrees in other engineering to qualified students.
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Your choice of other engineering for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality other engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in other engineering.
Stanford University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in other engineering. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the other engineering program report average early career earnings of $49,741.
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It's difficult to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in other engineering. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley.More information about a bachelor’s in other engineering from University of California - Berkeley
It is difficult to beat University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in other engineering. UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla.
After graduating, other engineering bachelor's recipients usually make about $56,522 at the beginning of their careers.
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It's difficult to beat Oregon State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in other engineering. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis.
Bachelor's recipients from the other engineering degree program at Oregon State University earn $6,836 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Those other engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from California State University - Chico make $9,491 more than the typical other engineering graduate.
More information about a bachelor’s in other engineering from California State University - ChicoExplore the best other engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| California | 262 | 174 |
| Washington | 226 | 1 |
| Oregon | 185 | 19 |
One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Other Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Engineering | 197 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 5,088 |
| Electrical Engineering | 3,142 |
| Civil Engineering | 2,786 |
| Computer Engineering | 2,436 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 1,198 |
| Chemical Engineering | 975 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 967 |
| Industrial Engineering | 376 |
| Environmental Engineering | 292 |
| Materials Engineering | 231 |