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2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California

5 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$34,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in California

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree ce students 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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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #2 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California. Santa Clara University is a medium-sized school located in Santa Clara, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s CE degrees 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 Santa Clara University are $23,507, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree ce students list, UC Santa Cruz has also earned the #4 rank 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 - Santa Cruz are $28,952.

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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Merced. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California. UC Merced is a public institution located in Merced, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Merced not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 - Merced are $43,854.

Full University of California - Merced Computer Engineering Report

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s CE students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’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 Computer Engineering 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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