by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in California” ranking.
Computer Software & Applications is the 84th most popular major in the country with 14,336 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,619 and had an average of $33,819 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 1,379 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,701 and $38,720 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,525 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in California” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer software and applications. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer software and applications.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree computer software students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in California. Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s computer software degrees to qualified students.
Full Naval Postgraduate School Computer Software & Applications Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in California. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at University of California - Santa Cruz
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #3 spot on the list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer software degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at UC Irvine
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