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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,668 people earned their degree in engineering science, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,800 and had an average of $20,111 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 123 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,100 and $18,476 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering science programs and cost less that 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 science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Science at Wazzu

#2

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#1 in overall quality

$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 Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UCSD 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 also made our “Best Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering Science at UCSD

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science (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.

Credits

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