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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architecture & Related Services is the 28th most popular major in the country with 17,480 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,294 and had an average of $39,729 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,270 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,728 and $46,190 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture and related services 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 architecture and related services 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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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 3 doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 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 #3 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 17 doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991.

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#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree architecture & related services students list, USC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, 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%.

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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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