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

1 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,134 people earned their degree in mathematics and computer science, making the major the 229th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mathematics and computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,850 and had an average of $21,473 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 495 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $21,363 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics and computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics and computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #1 spot on the list. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.

SDSU also made our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at San Diego State University

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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%.

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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