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2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
276 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

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 Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,900 people earned their degree in other engineering, making the major the 245th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 631 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 276 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in other engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree other engineering students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in the Far Western US Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Chico, California, this fairly large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chico State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,017 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students per year to attend Chico State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Chico Other Engineering Report

#2

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon Institute of Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Klamath Falls, Oregon. It awarded 25 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

OIT also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $16,210 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other engineering students per year to attend OIT.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Oregon Institute of Technology

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree other engineering students list, Oregon State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State University is $20,016 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Other Engineering at Oregon State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UW Seattle is $13,297 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Other Engineering at UW Seattle

#3 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 Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other engineering degrees to 65 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCSD is $14,232 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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

#2 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Berkeley is $15,329 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other engineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Engineering at UC Berkeley

#7

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 105 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stanford University is $11,496 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Other Engineering at Stanford University

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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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