2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science 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 Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 29,162 people earned their degree in biological and physical science, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, biological and physical science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,647 and had an average of $18,790 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 19,725 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,244 and $20,402 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 biological and physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological and physical science 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 biological and physical science 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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The biological science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region”.

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Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Physical Science in the Far Western US Region

#1

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, California

#1 in overall quality

$39,390 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biological Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keck Graduate Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s biological science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

KGI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Keck Graduate Institute are $39,390, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Biological & Physical Science at Keck Graduate Institute

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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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