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2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$15,937 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,951 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for CE 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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CE majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best value school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $9,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $13,036 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCLA is ranked #4 for overall quality for CE in California.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $13,564 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSD also did well on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Computer Engineering at University of California - San Diego Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Sac State graduate students pay an average of $8,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Engineering at California State University - Sacramento Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great value for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $8,477 per year.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at California State University - Northridge

California State University - Fullerton came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cal State Fullerton graduate students pay an average of $8,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Engineering at California State University - Fullerton Report

With a ranking of #7, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $13,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Engineering at University of California - Irvine Report

#8

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCU are $25,170 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SCU is ranked #3 for overall quality for CE in California.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Santa Clara University

University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the 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.

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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz graduate students pay an average of $13,895 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Engineering at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

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 13 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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