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

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In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,467 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,978 and $19,186 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering 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 general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general engineering 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 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 Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#1 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at UC Berkeley

#2

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#2 in overall quality

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering 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 Alaska Fairbanks landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General 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 UAF are $24,287.

Full UAF General Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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