2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Structural Engineering is the 665th most popular major in the country with 337 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 256 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 $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in structural engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent structural engineering 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 structural engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Structural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - San Diego Structural Engineering Report

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Diego State University is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 1 doctorate’s structural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Structural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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