2026 Best Best Schools in the Far Western Region
Best programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for best students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Best in the Far Western Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall best education in the Far Western Region.
Top Schools in Best
Modesto Junior College tops our 2026 ranking of the best best schools. This very large public university is located in the city of Modesto. There were roughly 14 best students who graduated with this degree at Modesto Junior College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the best program make about $36,525 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $8,575.
More information about a degree in best from Modesto Junior College
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- 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 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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by our College Data Analytics Team