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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$32,271 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 6,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the civil eng doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for civil eng in the Far Western US Region .

Full Civil Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great value for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $28,710 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Civil Engineering at University of California - Davis Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

UCSD graduate students pay an average of $28,666 in tuition and fees each year.

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

University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 per year.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

Washington State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 a year.

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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

UNR graduate students pay an average of $22,380 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Oregon State graduate students pay an average of $29,420 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Civil Engineering at Oregon State University Report

Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,035
Washington 209
Oregon 98
Nevada 55
Hawaii 23
Alaska 11

One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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