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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$31,040 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer engineering was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 5,557 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer 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 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for CE 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 Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CE majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Engineering

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our analysis found Santa Clara University to be the best value school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCU are $25,170 per year.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 per year.

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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $28,997 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USC are $61,396 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 15% of our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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University of California - Merced ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UC Merced graduate students pay an average of $28,309 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,247
Washington 4
Oregon 13
Nevada 39

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

Majors Similar to CE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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