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2022 Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architecture & Related Services is the 28th most popular major in the country with 17,480 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,294 and had an average of $39,729 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,270 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,728 and $46,190 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in architecture and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture and related services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architecture and related services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified doctorate’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 3 doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #3 spot on the list. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UO also took the #7 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oregon Architecture & Related Services Report

#4

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree architecture & related services students whose families make more than $110k list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services 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 UC Berkeley are $29,347.

Full UC Berkeley Architecture & Related Services Report

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 5 doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree architecture & related services students whose families make more than $110k list, UC Irvine has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services 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 USC are $48,715.

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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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