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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$41,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 109th most popular major in the country with 7,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,292 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Aerospace Engineering 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 aerospace engineering students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering 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 #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree aerospace engineering students list, UCLA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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 UCLA are $28,131.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UCLA

#5 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 Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 7 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UW Seattle

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering 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 #3 spot on the list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #6 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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 - San Diego are $28,631.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at UCSD

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees to qualified students.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 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 USC are $48,715.

Full University of Southern California Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Report

#4

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 15 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Stanford

#5

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caltech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Caltech are $56,649, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Caltech

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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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