2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Architecture is the 111th most popular major in the country with 5,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 684 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,788 and $52,104 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general 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 $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general architecture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general architecture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#1 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. 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 General Architecture at University of California - Los Angeles

#3

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#4 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k list, UH Manoa has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Read more about General Architecture at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k list, UO has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General 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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