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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Water Resources Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in California

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$48,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Water Resources Engineering is the 1005th most popular major in the country with 59 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 3 water resources engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 water resources engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality water resources engineering 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 water resources engineering 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 Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Water Resources Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s water resources engineering students in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Water Resources Engineering 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 University of Southern California are $48,715.

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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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