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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,438 people earned their degree in other computer software and media applications, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 102 other computer software and media applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other computer software and media applications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other computer software and media applications 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 other computer software and media applications 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.
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 Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in California For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in California For Those Making $48-$75k.
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s computer software and media applications students in 2020-2021.
UC Santa Cruz also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $15,567 for California Computer Software and Media Applications students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of California - Santa Cruz.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Other Computer Software & Media Applications at UC Santa Cruz
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s computer software and media applications degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Academy of Art University also made our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $34,695 for California Computer Software and Media Applications students whose families make $48-$75k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Academy of Art University Other Computer Software & Media Applications Report
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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
- *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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