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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 General Computer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 12,892 people earned their degree in general computer engineering, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,803 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general computer engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general computer engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general computer engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Computer 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 general computer engineering students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering in the Far Western US Region

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Santa Clara University are $23,507, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Computer Engineering at Santa Clara University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nevada - Reno General Computer Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Computer 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. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general computer engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - San Diego General Computer Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general computer engineering students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. 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 General Computer Engineering at UC Irvine

#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general computer engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Computer 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 - Santa Cruz are $28,952.

Full UC Santa Cruz General Computer Engineering Report

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. 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 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree general computer engineering students list, USC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Computer 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 Southern California are $48,715.

Full USC General Computer Engineering Report

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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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