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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Applied Mathematics in California

5 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master's in California

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking.

General Applied Mathematics is the 162nd most popular major in the country with 4,536 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 979 general applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 general applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general applied mathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general applied mathematics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general applied mathematics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Applied Mathematics in California

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 8 masters’s general applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also made our “Best General Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in California list. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s general applied math degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in California. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s general applied math degrees to qualified students.

SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Applied Mathematics 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 San Diego State University are $18,658.

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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 General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in California list. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s general applied math degrees to qualified students.

UC Santa Cruz also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Applied Mathematics 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 UC Santa Cruz are $28,952.

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#5

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 #5 for the Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in California. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 10 masters’s general applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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