2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 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 Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 337 people earned their degree in structural engineering, making the major the 665th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 260 structural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 structural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in structural engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent structural 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 structural 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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The structural engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,631 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified doctorate’s structural engineering students in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Structural 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 more about Structural Engineering at University of California - San Diego

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Structural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SDSU is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Structural 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 SDSU are $18,658.

Read full report on Structural Engineering at SDSU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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