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2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$34,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 CE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Engineering is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,932 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,762 and had an average of $25,829 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 3,399 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,265 and $23,234 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer engineering 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 computer engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in California

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering 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 University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Read more about Computer Engineering at University of California - Irvine

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree ce students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCSD has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Engineering at University of California - Santa Cruz

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree ce students whose families make $0-$30k list, USC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USC Computer Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Merced landed the #5 spot on the list. Merced, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UC Merced also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering 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 University of California - Merced are $43,854.

Full UC Merced Computer Engineering Report

#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
#1 in overall quality

Santa Clara University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Santa Clara, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s CE students in 2019-2020.

SCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCU are $23,507, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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