2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,134 people earned their degree in mathematics and computer science, making the major the 408th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 495 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics and computer science 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 mathematics and computer science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in California.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science in California

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

#1 in overall quality

$18,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #1 spot on the list. SDSU is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.

SDSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at SDSU

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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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