by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 561 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree engineering students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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