2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 10 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
SCU graduate students pay an average of $25,170 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for engineering in the Far Western US Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.
UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.
UCSB also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great value for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.
UCSD graduate students pay an average of $28,666 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of California - Davis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.
UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $28,710 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $22,380 per year.
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Washington State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 per year.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
UNLV graduate students pay an average of $22,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 25,076 |
| Washington | 3,545 |
| Oregon | 2,281 |
| Hawaii | 301 |
| Nevada | 900 |
| Alaska | 178 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
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Majors Similar to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 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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