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2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

2 Ranked Colleges
109 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,713 people earned their degree in project management, making the major the 282nd most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 278 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 109 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in project management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great project management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the project management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The project management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree project management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Project Management (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 69 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USC Project Management Report

#2

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. MSMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree project management students whose families make $48-$75k list, MSMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSMU are $12,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Project Management at MSMU

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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