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2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Networking Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Networking Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 14,814 people earned their degree in computer systems networking, making the major the 112th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer systems networking graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,649 and had an average of $26,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 1,343 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,471 and $34,455 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer systems networking programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer systems networking 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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The networking school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Networking Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Networking Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Networking Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Doctor’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 UC Irvine are $28,456.

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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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