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2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in California

5 Ranked Colleges
158 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master's in California

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 Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer & IS Security is the 60th most popular major in the country with 20,700 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 871 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 158 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in computer and IS security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and IS security programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in California

#1

National University

La Jolla, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #1 spot on the list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 79 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

National University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer & IS Security 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 National University are $15,480.

Full National University Computer & IS Security Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Marcos landed the #2 spot on the list. California State University - San Marcos is a fairly large public school situated in San Marcos, California. It awarded 6 masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUSM also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - San Marcos are $18,661.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at CSUSM

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #3 spot on the list. CSUDH is a fairly large public school situated in Carson, California. It awarded 19 masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUDH also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSUDH are $17,884.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at California State University - Dominguez Hills

#4

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. University of San Diego is a medium-sized school located in San Diego, California that handed out 22 masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $28,410.

Full USD Computer & IS Security Report

#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in California list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USC Computer & IS Security 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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