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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,248 people earned their degree in science education, making the major the 361st most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 98 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent science education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Physical Science Education 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 physical science education students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Science Education in the Far Western US Region

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

#1 in overall quality

$18,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physical science education students in 2019-2020.

SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Science Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Science Education at San Diego State University

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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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