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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 181st most popular major in the country with 4,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 383 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in higher education/higher education administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality higher education/higher education administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration 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 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 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 higher education/higher education administration students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in the Far Western US Region

#1

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Azusa, California, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UNLV also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. SPU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree higher education/higher education administration students list, SPU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SPU are $31,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 10 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 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 Portland State University are $23,784.

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#4

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Forest Grove, Oregon, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $35,325, 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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