2022 Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 337 people earned their degree in structural engineering, making the major the 665th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 260 structural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 structural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in structural engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality structural engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the structural engineering 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 Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified doctorate’s structural engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Structural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s structural engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Structural Engineering 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 SDSU are $18,658.

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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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