2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Engineering Physics is the 239th most popular major in the country with 941 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,675 and had an average of $20,001 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 127 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California

#1 in overall quality

$56,649 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Caltech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Caltech also made our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. 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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#2

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Physics 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.

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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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