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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Economics (Income $0-$30k) in California

1 Ranked Colleges
109 Degrees Awarded
$8,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Other Economics is the 585th most popular major in the country with 428 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 117 other economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 109 other economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other economics 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 other economics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Economics (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 109 bachelors’s other economics degrees to qualified students.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $8,366 for california bachelor’s degree other economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UCR.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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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