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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,967 people earned their degree in architecture, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 684 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 4 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #2 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 14 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architecture at University of California - Los Angeles

#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #4 spot on the list. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 2 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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