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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income Over $110k) in California

5 Ranked Colleges
279 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue IT Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Information Technology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 28,174 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 1,686 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 279 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology 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 information technology 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 Vallue IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree it students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income Over $110k) in California

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 48 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State LA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State LA are $17,723, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at Cal State LA

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k. California State University - Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Cal State Fullerton also took the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - San Bernardino. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in San Bernardino, California, and it awarded 14 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUSB also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUSB are $17,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at California State University - San Bernardino

#4

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Lutheran University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Thousand Oaks, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CLU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Lutheran University are $20,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California Lutheran University Information Technology Report

#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k. USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

USFCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology 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 San Francisco are $26,710.

Full University of San Francisco Information Technology Report

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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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