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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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
For this year’s “Best Vallue Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other computer software and media applications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in California For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in California For Those Making Over $110k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Vallue Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in California For Those Making Over $110k 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. The yearly cost to attend UC Santa Cruz is $17,930 for California Computer Software and Media Applications students whose families make more than $110k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 full report on Other Computer Software & Media Applications at University of California - Santa Cruz
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Computer Software and Media Applications Schools in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 41 degrees to qualified ’s computer software and media applications students in 2020-2021.
Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Schools in California” list. It costs about $36,143 for california computer software and media applications students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Academy of Art University.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Computer Software & Media Applications at Academy of Art University
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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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