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

10 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$35,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

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Materials Engineering is the 150th most popular major in the country with 3,485 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, materials engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $63,129 and had an average of $23,918 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 677 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,400 and $17,784 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 103 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in materials engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent materials engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Materials Engineering 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 materials engineering students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Materials Engineering at Stanford

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering 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 - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Materials 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 UCLA are $28,131.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Seattle Materials Engineering Report

#5 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 #4 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree materials engineering students with aid list, UC Irvine has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Materials 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 UC Irvine are $28,456.

Read more about Materials Engineering at University of California - Irvine

#4 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 #5 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. University of California - San Diego is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

UCSD also made our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of California - San Diego

#6 in overall quality

University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 6 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Materials 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 - Davis are $28,700.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at University of California - Davis

#7

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#3 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

Caltech also made our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649.

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#8

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Washington State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 11 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Materials Engineering at Wazzu

#9 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNR is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. 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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#10 in overall quality

University of California - Merced came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of California - Merced is located in Merced, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

UC Merced also made our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #10. 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.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at UC Merced

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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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