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2023 Best Value Demography & Population Studies Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,158 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Demography & Population Studies School for You

With 34 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, demography and population studies is the #178 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Demography & Population Studies Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for population studies 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. 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 Demography & Population Studies Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Demography & Population Studies

$13,775 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of California - Irvine to be the best value school for demography and population studies students who want to pursue a degree in California. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Irvine are $13,775 a year.

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$14,226 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for demography and population studies students. 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 also made our Best Demography & Population Studies Schools in California list, coming in at #3.

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#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA
$53,472 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Demography & Population Studies Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

USFCA undergraduate students pay an average of $53,472 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USFCA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Demography & Population Studies Schools in California list.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Claremont Graduate University also did well on our Best Demography & Population Studies Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Demography & Population Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Demography & Population Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 2

Demography & Population Studies is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Roke.

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