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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in California for Students from Jamaica

2 Colleges
$45,194 Avg Tuition & Fees*
58% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. 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 Colleges for Jamaican Students in California ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for Jamaican students in California. Our ranking methodology focuses on a number of different objective factors - such as the overall value of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Value Colleges in California for Students from Jamaica

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named La Sierra University the best affordable school for Jamaican students in California working on their bachelor’s degree. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 334 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 11.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at La Sierra come from such countries as China, South Korea, and Brazil. International students at La Sierra can expect to pay, on average, about $34,218 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $15,997 a year in average tuition and fees.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Jamaican students in California. Located in Stanford, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,511 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 23.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Stanford come from such countries as China, India, and Canada. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Stanford is about $56,169 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $55,011 per year.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

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