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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,639 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Computer Information Systems is the #37 most popular major in California with 3,391 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for CIS 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. 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 Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CIS majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer Information Systems

Our 2023 rankings named San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia the best value school in California for computer information systems students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, CIS majors at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia accumulate an average of around $15,856 in student debt.

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Unitek College

Fremont, CA

Our analysis found Unitek College to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fremont.

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#1

Milan Institute-Visalia

Visalia, CA

Our analysis found Milan Institute-Visalia to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the midsize city of Visalia, Milan Institute-Visalia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,857
Oregon 293
Nevada 111
Hawaii 141

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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