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

7 Ranked Colleges
275 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 38,958 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 46th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 1,873 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,953 and $19,503 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 275 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and cost less that 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 $48-$75k

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $48-$75k) in California

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. California State University - Dominguez Hills is located in Carson, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUDH, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUDH are $17,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT 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 #2 spot on the list. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Marcos landed the #3 spot on the list. San Marcos, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

CSUSM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSUSM are $18,661.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 79 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

National University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of San Diego is a medium-sized school located in San Diego, California that handed out 22 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #3 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 USD are $28,410.

Full USD Information Technology Report

#6

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, California Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. California Baptist University is a fairly large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 23 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Baptist University are $14,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at California Baptist University

#7

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California

University of the Pacific came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Stockton, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

Pacific also took the #0 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 the Pacific are $49,374.

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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%.

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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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