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2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering & Applied Physics is the 440th most popular major in the country with 941 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 127 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering and applied physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering and applied physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering and applied physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

#1

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. California Institute of Technology is a small school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 3 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Caltech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California Institute of Technology is $12,788 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Caltech

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UC Berkeley is $21,401 for far western us region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at UC Berkeley

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #3 spot on the list. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - San Diego is $20,205 for far western us region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at University of California - San Diego

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nevada - Reno is $18,336 for far western us region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Nevada - Reno

#5

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the #5 spot on the list. Stockton, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Pacific also made our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $30,956 for far western us region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Pacific.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of the Pacific Engineering & Applied Physics Report

#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Santa Clara University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Santa Clara, California, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $31,362 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Physics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Santa Clara University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Santa Clara University

#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

Loyola Marymount University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Applied Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Loyola Marymount University is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.

Loyola Marymount did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Loyola Marymount University is $40,964 for far western us region bachelor’s degree applied physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Loyola Marymount University Engineering & Applied Physics 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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