Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the West

Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the West, ranked by earnings / annual net price. Region: Census West region. Included states / district: AZ CO ID MT NV NM UT WY AK CA HI OR WA. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Annual earnings divided by annual net price above $3,000; not a lifetime ROI or payback estimate. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 165 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California14.93×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 2California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California13.14×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 3California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California10.44×94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 4California State University-StanislausTurlock, California10.42×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 5California State University-FullertonFullerton, California9.60×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 6Stanford UniversityStanford, California8.99×4%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 7California State University-FresnoFresno, California8.75×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 8California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California8.42×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 9Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico7.86×92%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 10University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington7.72×83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 11California State University-East BayHayward, California7.66×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 12California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California6.95×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 13University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California6.86×11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 14University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California6.81×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 15California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California6.64×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 16University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California6.58×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 17University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington6.37×91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 18California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California6.31×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 19California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California6.24×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 20California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California6.17×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 21California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California6.15×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 22Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon6.06×91%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 23San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California5.74×85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 24University of California-IrvineIrvine, California5.67×29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 25University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington5.57×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 26San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California5.54×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 27Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado5.53×95%1120$10k$56k40%3,042688 mi 28University of California-DavisDavis, California5.48×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 29California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California5.45×31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 30University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado5.40×75%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 31University of California-MercedMerced, California5.37×91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 32University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada5.31×96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 33Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California5.12×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 34University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii5.04×95%985$10k$52k50%2,5193 mi 35Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah4.87×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 36Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah4.81×82%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 37University of California-RiversideRiverside, California4.73×76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 38University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California4.65×33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 39Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington4.60×87%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 40Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls, Oregon4.60×95%1150$16k$72k54%2,892126 mi 41Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico4.59×——$9k$39k32%2,026301 mi 42University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska4.49×——$11k$49k38%4,207236 mi 43California State University-ChicoChico, California4.43×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 44New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico4.39×89%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 45California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California4.34×97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 46Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California4.32×64%—$14k$59k50%1,544110 mi 47San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California4.22×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 48Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona4.19×90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 49University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming4.18×97%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 50Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington4.17×91%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi 51University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah4.15×86%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 52University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, Hawaii4.04×61%1028$12k$48k48%2,1602 mi 53Pomona CollegeClaremont, California4.03×7%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 54Regis UniversityDenver, Colorado3.92×86%1220$18k$72k61%2,627746 mi 55Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona3.84×90%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 56University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California3.82×66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 57University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada3.81×74%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 58Nevada State UniversityHenderson, Nevada3.78×87%—$14k$53k34%3,762234 mi 59Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho3.74×——$12k$46k39%7,583573 mi 60University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho3.69×76%1116$15k$55k57%7,747254 mi 61University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii3.68×87%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 62Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California3.63×10%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 63Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah3.62×92%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 64California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California3.62×98%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 65University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona3.60×86%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 66Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon3.55×63%1255$18k$64k56%1,044135 mi 67University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado3.46×97%1133$16k$55k47%8,697708 mi 68Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Washington3.42×78%1168$20k$67k69%2,4018 mi 69Adams State UniversityAlamosa, Colorado3.42×——$13k$44k39%1,250597 mi 70Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado3.40×99%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 71Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado3.39×61%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 72University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska3.39×——$15k$52k30%7,2124 mi 73Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California3.38×73%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 74Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington3.33×91%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 75Montana Technological UniversityButte, Montana3.30×91%1126$16k$54k58%1,480472 mi 76Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon3.27×77%1290$20k$64k70%30,74336 mi 77University of La VerneLa Verne, California3.25×71%1083$20k$65k63%3,05031 mi 78West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange CountyAnaheim, California3.12×——$33k$103k60%3,19211 mi 79Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, Hawaii3.10×47%1130$17k$52k53%2,8891 mi 80New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico3.10×——$15k$46k26%1,451546 mi 81University of the PacificStockton, California3.08×71%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 82Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon3.01×98%—$17k$52k47%3,10338 mi 83Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California3.00×88%1195$22k$67k62%2,75930 mi 84Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon2.96×85%—$27k$79k70%1,62137 mi 85National UniversitySan Diego, California2.95×——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 86Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington2.95×93%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 87Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, Idaho2.94×88%—$16k$46k40%2,385259 mi 88University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado2.94×86%1082$18k$52k51%5,598766 mi 89Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, Oregon2.94×89%—$17k$49k43%2,75179 mi 90University of PortlandPortland, Oregon2.94×89%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 91Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon2.92×98%—$17k$50k43%2,172246 mi 92University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico2.89×95%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 93Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, Colorado2.85×100%1230$16k$47k51%1,586616 mi 94University of San DiegoSan Diego, California2.85×52%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 95Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado2.85×89%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi 96University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California2.83×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 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.