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2023 Best Value Colleges for Historic Preservation (Income $0-$30k) in California

1 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Historic Preservation Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Historic Preservation Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Historic Preservation is the 296th most popular major in the country with 416 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, historic preservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,439 and had an average of $22,124 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 19 historic preservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality historic preservation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the historic preservation 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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The historic preservation 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 Historic Preservation Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Historic Preservation Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california historic preservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Historic Preservation (Income $0-$30k) in California

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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 #1 for the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 9 ’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USC is $17,287 for California Historic Preservation students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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