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

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Project Management is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 3,713 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 278 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 109 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in project management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality project management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the project management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree project management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Project Management (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 masters’s project management degrees to qualified students.

USC also made our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USC Project Management Report

#2

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California

#3 in overall quality

$12,612 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s project management students in 2019-2020.

MSMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Saint Mary’s University are $12,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Project Management at MSMU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Project Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Project Management (Income $0-$30k)

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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