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

6 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$41,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 101st most popular major in the country with 7,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $65,466 and had an average of $23,943 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,292 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,150 and $22,066 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent aerospace and aeronautical engineering 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 aerospace and aeronautical engineering 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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Best Value Aerospace Engineering 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 Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

Stanford also made our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Stanford University

#2

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. California Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Caltech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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 California Institute of Technology are $56,649.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree aerospace engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, UW Seattle has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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 UW Seattle are $30,294.

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#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 Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. 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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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCSD is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, 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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