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2022 Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

9 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$34,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Epidemiology 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 Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,180 people earned their degree in epidemiology, making the major the 298th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 144 epidemiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 epidemiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in epidemiology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality epidemiology 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 epidemiology 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 Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree epidemiology students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Epidemiology in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Francisco. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. University of California - San Francisco is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree epidemiology students list, UCSF has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Epidemiology 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 UCSF are $28,092.

Read full report on Epidemiology at UCSF

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Epidemiology 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 Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Read more about Epidemiology at UW Seattle

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Epidemiology 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 #3 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s epidemiology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree epidemiology students list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Epidemiology 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 University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

Read more about Epidemiology at University of California - Los Angeles

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s epidemiology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree epidemiology students list, UCSD has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Epidemiology at University of California - San Diego

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. UC Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 10 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Epidemiology at University of California - Davis

#9 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Epidemiology at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#8 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree epidemiology students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Epidemiology 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 University of California - Berkeley are $29,347.

Read full report on Epidemiology at UC Berkeley

#8

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 7 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Epidemiology 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 Southern California are $48,715.

Full USC Epidemiology Report

#9

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Stanford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Epidemiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford University is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s epidemiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Epidemiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Epidemiology at Stanford

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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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