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

12 Ranked Colleges
112 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Neurosciences is the 93rd most popular major in the country with 9,329 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 895 neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 112 neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in neurosciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great neurosciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the neurosciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree neurosciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Neurosciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees to qualified students.

Stanford also made our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Neurosciences at Stanford University

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 5 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Neurosciences 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 California - Irvine landed the #5 spot on the list. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees to qualified students.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Neurosciences at University of California - Irvine

#5 in overall quality

University of California - San Diego landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of California - San Diego is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees to qualified students.

UCSD also made our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSD Neurosciences Report

#7

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#10 in overall quality

Washington State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

University of California - Davis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s neurosciences degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s neurosciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Neurosciences 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 UCR are $28,686.

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#10

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s neurosciences students in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Neurosciences 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 California - Santa Barbara are $28,670.

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#13 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNR is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. 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 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Neurosciences 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%.

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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