2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Water Resources Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

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 Vallue Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Water Resources Engineering is the 1005th most popular major in the country with 59 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 14 water resources engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 water resources engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great water resources engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the water resources engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree water resources engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Water Resources Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s water resources engineering students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Water Resources Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Water Resources Engineering at Oregon State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Water Resources Engineering (Income Over $110k)

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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