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2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,428 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,247 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer engineering students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for CE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in California for computer engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at San Jose State are $9,286 a year.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at San Jose State University

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 2 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $9,570 per year.

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Best Value Computer Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 4
Oregon 13
Nevada 39

Computer Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to CE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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