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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$30,104 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$86,271 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

With 468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #55 most popular major in California.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Science Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for IS 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IS majors pursuing a .

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

$14,226 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a degree in California. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,226 per year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Information Science Schools in California list.

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#2

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA
$45,982 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Lutheran University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CLU are $45,982 a year.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 212
Oregon 0
Nevada 0
Hawaii 3

Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to IS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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