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2023 Best Value Mathematics Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$13,526 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,654 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics School for You

Mathematics is the #58 most popular major in California with 435 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Mathematics Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for math 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 Mathematics Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mathematics Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mathematics Schools

$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the best value school for mathematics students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $6,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mathematics at California State University - Long Beach

$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCLA are $13,258 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 10% of our Best Mathematics Schools in California ranking.

Read full report on Mathematics at University of California - Los Angeles

$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in California. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $10,195 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mathematics Schools in California list.

Full Mathematics at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUN are $7,043 a year.

Full Mathematics at California State University - Northridge Report

$14,226 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in California. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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

Read full report on Mathematics at University of California - Berkeley

$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - East Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mathematics students. It came in at #6 on the list. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $6,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mathematics at California State University - East Bay Report

$7,439 Average Tuition & Fees

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics Schools in California ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 per year.

Read full report on Mathematics at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Sacramento came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics Schools in California ranking. Sac State is a very large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $7,392 per year.

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$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mathematics students. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $14,645 per year.

Full Mathematics at University of California - Davis Report

$14,417 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mathematics students. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCSB are $14,417 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCSB is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mathematics Schools in California list.

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Best Value Mathematics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Mathematics Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 40
Oregon 57
Nevada 10
Hawaii 10
Alaska 0

Mathematics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 6,283
Statistics 4,594
Applied Statistics 388
Other Statistics 98

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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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