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2023 Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$42,289 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Science, Technology & Society School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, science, technology and society was ranked #235 in the country. In fact 1,095 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for science, tech and society students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for science, tech and society majors pursuing a .

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Science, Technology & Society

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best value school for science, technology and society students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stanford are $56,169 per year.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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$19,319 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best science, technology and society schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate students pay an average of $19,319 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$19,184 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best science, technology and society schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFSU are $19,184 a year.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best science, technology and society schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 5% of our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $44,399 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Davis also did well on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Bothell is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Bothell are $39,780 a year.

UW Bothell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of Puget Sound landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value science, technology and society programs. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tacoma.

Puget Sound undergraduate students pay an average of $55,670 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Puget Sound is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Best Science, Technology & Society Colleges by State

Explore the best science, technology and society colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 87
Washington 16
Hawaii 0

More Science, Technology & Society Rankings in the Far Western US Region

One of 44 majors within the area of study, science, technology and society has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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