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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$34,596 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,671 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree School for You

With 431 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer software and applications is the #59 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer software students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the computer software master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Software Applications

Our analysis found University of California - Santa Cruz to be the best value school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $13,895 per year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Academy of Art University are $28,496 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USC is ranked #5 for overall quality for computer software in California.

Full Computer Software & Applications at University of Southern California Report

Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 14
Oregon 9

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer software and applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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