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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Economics in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
151 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Economics is the 585th most popular major in the country with 428 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 163 other economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 151 other economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other economics 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 other economics 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Economics in the Far Western US Region

#1

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s other economics degrees to qualified students.

WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for WWU is $16,529 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Economics students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Washington University is $15,397 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Economics students.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 109 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCR is $12,871 for far western us region bachelor’s degree other economics students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4

Whitman College

Walla Walla, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitman College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other economics students in 2019-2020.

Whitman also made our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $38,672 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Economics students per year to attend Whitman College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.

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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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