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2022 Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California

8 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 309 people earned their degree in community college education, making the major the 713th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 105 community college education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 community college education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in community college education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great community college education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the community college education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree community college administration students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Community College Education in California

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s community college administration degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

Fresno State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno State are $17,581, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Fresno State Community College Education Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California. California State University - Northridge is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s community college administration degrees to qualified students.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Community College Education at CSUN

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California. Cal State Fullerton is a large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 11 doctorate’s community college administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’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 Cal State Fullerton are $17,892.

Full Cal State Fullerton Community College Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California. CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s community college administration degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree community college administration students list, CSULB has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’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 State University - Long Beach are $17,784.

Read more about Community College Education at California State University - Long Beach

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the #5 spot on the list. CSUSB is a public institution located in San Bernardino, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUSB also made our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - San Bernardino are $17,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State University - San Bernardino Community College Education Report

#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#1 in overall quality

San Diego State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s community college administration degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Community College Education Doctor’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 San Diego State University are $18,658.

Read full report on Community College Education at SDSU

#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

San Francisco State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. San Francisco State University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s community college administration degrees to qualified students.

SFSU also made our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Community College Education at SFSU

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Sac State is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 6 doctorate’s community college administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Sac State also made our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Sacramento are $18,356, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Community College Education at Sac State

#9 in overall quality

California State University - Stanislaus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. Turlock, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s community college administration degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Stan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Stanislaus are $18,540, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Community College Education at Stan State

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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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