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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering 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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 174th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $75,379 and had an average of $28,015 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 631 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,671 and $26,448 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 looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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

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, California State University - Chico landed the #1 spot on the list. California State University - Chico is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 34 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Chico State also made our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $15,017 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students per year to attend California State University - Chico.

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%.

Read more about Other Engineering at California State University - Chico

#2

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Oregon Institute of Technology is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree other engineering students list, OIT has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oregon Institute of Technology is $16,210 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students.

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%.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

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 State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $20,016 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#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. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $13,297 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Engineering at UW Seattle

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - San Diego is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree other engineering students list, UCSD has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of California - San Diego is $14,232 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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

#2 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

UC Berkeley also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,329 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students per year to attend UC Berkeley.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Berkeley Other Engineering Report

#7

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Stanford University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 105 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, Stanford has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stanford 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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