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2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Master's 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 Neurosciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,329 people earned their degree in neurosciences, making the major the 93rd most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 700 neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in neurosciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent neurosciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the neurosciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Neurosciences (Income $0-$30k) in California

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Neurosciences at UC Berkeley

#1 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 #2 for the Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s neurosciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Irvine Neurosciences Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s neurosciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Neurosciences at University of California - San Diego

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Neurosciences at University of California - Davis

#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Neurosciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Neurosciences 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.

Read full report on Neurosciences at University of Southern California

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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