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2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 16,932 people earned their degree in computer engineering, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,762 and had an average of $25,829 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,781 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,075 and $22,042 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in computer engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 computer engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 5 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on Computer Engineering at UCSD

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. UNR is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Computer 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 University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Computer Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #3 spot on the list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Irvine Computer Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Merced landed the #4 spot on the list. Merced, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Merced, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Merced are $43,854, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Engineering at University of California - Merced

#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Santa Cruz Computer Engineering Report

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering 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.

Full USC Computer Engineering Report

#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
#1 in overall quality

Santa Clara University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Santa Clara University is a medium-sized school located in Santa Clara, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCU are $23,507, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Santa Clara 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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