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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computer Engineering is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,932 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree ce students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 11 doctorate’s CE degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. UNR is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 8 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #5 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 Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Merced landed the #4 spot on the list. University of California - Merced is a public institution located in Merced, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Merced also took the #6 spot in our “Best 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 - Merced are $43,854.

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#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 CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 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 California - Santa Cruz are $28,952.

Full University of California - Santa Cruz 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 CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Engineering at University of Southern California

#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
#1 in overall quality

Santa Clara University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s CE degrees to qualified students.

SCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Santa Clara University are $23,507, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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