Best Public Universities on the West Coast

Best Public Universities on the West Coast, ranked by median 10-year earnings. Region: California, Oregon, and Washington. Included states / district: CA OR WA. Median earnings of federally aided former students who are working and not enrolled, 10 years after entry; includes students who did not graduate. “Best” on this page means highest reported earnings, not an overall quality score. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 48 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 2California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 3University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 4University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 5University of California-DavisDavis, California42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 6University of California-IrvineIrvine, California29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 7San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 8University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 9University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 10University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 11University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 12Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon95%1150$16k$72k54%2,892126 mi 13California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 14California State University-East BayHayward, California97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 15Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington87%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 16University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 17San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 18University of California-RiversideRiverside, California76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 19Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 20University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California——$33k$66k43%4,4915 mi 21San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 22California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 23California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 24University of California-MercedMerced, California91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 25California State University-ChicoChico, California93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 26Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon77%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 27Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon63%1255$18k$64k56%1,044135 mi 28California State University-StanislausTurlock, California98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 29California State University-FullertonFullerton, California91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 30California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 31Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington93%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 32California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 33Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington91%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 34University of OregonEugene, Oregon88%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 35California State University-FresnoFresno, California95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 36California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 37California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 38California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 39California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 40California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 41Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon91%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 42Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington91%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi 43California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 44Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon98%—$17k$52k47%3,10338 mi 45Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon98%—$17k$50k43%2,172246 mi 46Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, Oregon89%—$17k$49k43%2,75179 mi 47California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California98%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 48The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington96%1216$24k$45k41%2,1601 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.