2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in California (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 10,756 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,886 and had an average of $26,222 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 1,439 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,300 and $22,932 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer programming. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer programming programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer programming program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in California (With Aid)

#1

University of Phoenix - California

Costa Mesa, California

#2 in overall quality

$12,664 Average Net Price

$53,870 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - California landed the #1 spot on the list. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - California also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - California is $12,664 for California Bachelor’s Degree Programming students with aid.

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#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#1 in overall quality

$34,145 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $34,145 for California Bachelor’s Degree Programming students with aid.

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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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