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

2 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$36,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Software Engineering is the 195th most popular major in the country with 3,874 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 885 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent software 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 software engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Software 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.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering 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 #2 spot on the list. University of California - Merced is a medium-sized public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 7 doctorate’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Merced, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Merced are $43,854, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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