2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering & Applied Physics is the 440th most popular major in the country with 941 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 127 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering and applied physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering and applied physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering and applied physics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California

#1 in overall quality

$56,649 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Pasadena, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s applied physics degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Caltech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Caltech

#2

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s applied physics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - San Diego Engineering & Applied Physics Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (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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