2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Statistics in California
9Colleges
743,175Bachelor's Degrees
$36,876Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Statistics School for You
Statistics is the #57 most popular major in California with 743,175 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that 13.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Statistics in California ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in stats. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. We are more focused on stats schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Value Stats Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, UCLA has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Statistics Schools in California ranking.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at UCLA to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $39,579. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UCLA is $164,253. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
University of California - Santa Barbara earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population. UCSB also took the #3 spot in our Best Statistics Schools in California rankings.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UCSB is 4.2 years, and it costs about $39,676 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UCSB is $167,433. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
University of California - Berkeley comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population. UC Berkeley did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Statistics Schools in California list.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at UC Berkeley to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $44,222. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley is $186,175. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
University of California - Davis landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value statistics schools. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population. UC Davis did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Statistics Schools in California list.
At UC Davis, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $41,225. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UC Davis is $177,268. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value statistics schools. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #8 spot in our Best Statistics Schools in California rankings.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to complete their degree, and it costs about $33,869 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $150,040. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Our rankings recognize University of California - San Diego as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Statistics Schools in California ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UCSD is 4.3 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $39,251. This means that the average student pays around $168,387 to get a bachelor’s degree from UCSD. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Our rankings recognize California State University - East Bay as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.
It takes about 4.9 years for the average student at Cal State East Bay to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $26,676. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Cal State East Bay is $131,513. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Diego State University. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego. SDSU also made our Best Statistics Schools in California list, coming in at #9.
The average student at SDSU graduates in less than 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $30,447. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the SDSU is $138,534. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Our rankings recognize University of California - Riverside as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.
It takes the average student at UCR about 4.3 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $36,943. This means that the average student pays around $158,855 to get a bachelor’s degree from UCR. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
Statistics is the #57 most popular major in California with 743,175 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that 13.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
