2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis is the 799th most popular major in the country with 361 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 56 cultural studies/critical theory and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 cultural studies/critical theory and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cultural studies/critical theory and analysis programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the cultural studies/critical theory and analysis program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis in the Far Western US Region

#1

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$22,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Integral Studies. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. CIIS is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CIIS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CIIS are $22,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis at UC Irvine

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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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