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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $30-$48k) in California

5 Ranked Colleges
279 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Information Technology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 28,174 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 1,686 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 279 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree it students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $30-$48k) in California

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

Cal State LA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State LA are $17,723, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. California State University - Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - San Bernardino. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. CSUSB is a public institution located in San Bernardino, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - San Bernardino are $17,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Lutheran University landed the #4 spot on the list. CLU is located in Thousand Oaks, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

CLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CLU are $20,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the #5 spot on the list. University of San Francisco is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710.

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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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