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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$36,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Environmental Engineering is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 438 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general environmental engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general environmental engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Irvine General Environmental Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Nevada - Reno is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971.

Full UNR General Environmental Engineering Report

#3

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Pasadena, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Caltech also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Caltech are $56,649.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Caltech

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Environmental 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 General Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University

#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

USC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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