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2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
275 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 38,958 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 46th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 1,873 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,953 and $19,503 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 275 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology 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 information technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The it 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 IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree it students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $0-$30k) in California

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Carson, California, this fairly large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

CSUDH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Information Technology 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 California State University - Dominguez Hills are $17,884.

Full California State University - Dominguez Hills Information Technology Report

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 25 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USC Information Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Marcos. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. CSUSM is a fairly large school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 6 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUSM also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUSM are $18,661, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CSUSM Information Technology Report

#4

National University

La Jolla, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 79 students in 2019-2020.

National University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full National University Information Technology Report

#5

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Diego. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 22 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Information Technology 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 University of San Diego are $28,410.

Read more about Information Technology at University of San Diego

#6

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#4 in overall quality

California Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also took the #4 spot in our “Best Information Technology 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 California Baptist University are $14,140.

Read more about Information Technology at Cal Baptist

#7

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California

With a ranking of #7, University of the Pacific did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 1 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Pacific are $49,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at Pacific

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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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