2023 Best Value Colleges for Computer Programming in California (With Aid)
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Ranked Colleges
1,440
Degrees Awarded
$36,100
Avg Net Price*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Programming Schools in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,939 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 108th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,629 and had an average of $27,450 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 1,440 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,313 and $32,424 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer programming programs that also have a lower cost than 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 computer programming program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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