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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

History is the 30th most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 5,424 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,877 and $19,249 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best History Doctor’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 Stanford University are $55,011.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #2 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #7 spot in our “Best History Doctor’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 California - Irvine are $28,456.

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#4

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best History Doctor’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 UCR are $28,686.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #5 spot in our “Best History Doctor’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 UC Davis are $28,700.

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#7

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#4 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Santa Barbara History Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 6 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#9 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.

UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

University of California - Merced did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. UC Merced is a medium-sized school located in Merced, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Merced did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Merced are $43,854, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at UC Merced

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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