College Choice Releases 2017 Rankings of the Best Colleges in Four Western States

EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- College Choice, a leading authority in college and university rankings and resources, has published rankings of the 6 Best Colleges in Hawai'i, the 3 Best Colleges in Alaska, the 9 Best Colleges in Arizona, and the 4 Best Colleges in Nevada.
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The West has always played a large role in the American public imagination. From the promises of gold and silver, to the vast Pacific Ocean, to the unspoiled beauty of the Wild West, it has always had a lot to offer. And some of the best colleges in the United States can be found in the West as well.

"Here at College Choice, we're on a mission to help future college students find the best schools—best overall, but also best for each individual student's needs," Christian Amondson, Managing Editor of College Choice, said of the ranking. "That's why we put together these state-by-state rankings. They're designed to highlight the unique educational offerings available in each state of the Union, and they each offer something to help different kinds of students."

College Choice developed its lists by looking at traditional metrics of institutional excellence such as student-to-faculty ratio, incoming student test scores, and regional accreditation according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. News & World Report. College Choice also incorporated data on return on investment, or the difference between tuition costs and expected early career salary, found on Payscale.

The ranking for the 6 Best Colleges in Hawai'i finds BYU-Hawaii in the top spot. Hawai'i Pacific University is in second, and Chaminade University of Honolulu rounds out the top three.

The entire ranking, listed in alphabetical order, is as follows:

Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Hawaii Pacific University
University of Hawaii at Hilo
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Hawaii-West Oahu

The entire ranking for the 3 Best Colleges in Alaska, listed in alphabetical order, is as follows:

University of Alaska Anchorage 
University of Alaska Fairbanks 
University of Alaska Southeast 

The ranking for the 9 Best Colleges in Arizona finds Arizona State University-Tempe in the top spot. University of Arizona is in second, and Arizona State University-West rounds out the top three.

The entire ranking, listed in alphabetical order, is as follows:

Arizona Christian University
Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix
Arizona State University-Polytechnic
Arizona State University-Tempe
Arizona State University-West
College America-Phoenix
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Northern Arizona University
University of Arizona

The ranking for the 4 Best Colleges in Nevada finds University of Nevada-Reno in the top spot. University of Nevada-Las Vegas is in second, and Sierra Nevada College rounds out the top three.

The entire ranking, listed in alphabetical order, is as follows:

Nevada State College
Sierra Nevada College
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Reno

College Choice is an independent online publication dedicated to helping students and their families find the right college. The site publishes rankings and reviews that make finding the best colleges for different interests easier and more fun, as well as resources to help students get into, pay for, and thrive at the college of their choice.

Contact:

Christian Amondson, Managing Editor, College Choice
Web: http://collegechoice.net 
Email: [email protected] 
Phone: (541) 255-3801

SOURCE College Choice

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