2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked 7th in California. In fact, 3,408 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Science
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in California for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $14,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UC Berkeley also made our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #3.
Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSD are $13,564 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in California. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UCSB graduate students pay an average of $13,581 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in California. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.
UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $13,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in California. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCR are $13,467 per year.
University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $13,895 per year.
Stanford University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer science programs. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Stanford are $55,011 a year.
Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.
With a ranking of #7, California Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.
Caltech graduate students pay an average of $58,443 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, USC also did well on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 306 |
| Oregon | 202 |
| Nevada | 17 |
| Hawaii | 20 |
| Alaska | 2 |
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Computer Science Related Majors for CompSci
One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 20,748 |
| Information Technology | 10,754 |
| Information Science | 6,934 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 4,047 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 817 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.
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