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2023 Best Value Computational Science Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$12,204 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computational Science School for You

With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computational science is the #262 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Computational Science Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for computational science 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 Computational Science Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Computational Science

$14,700 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the best value school for computational science students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCSD are $14,700 per year.

UCSD also claimed a spot on our Best Computational Science Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Computational Science at University of California - San Diego Report

$13,775 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great value for computational science students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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

Read full report on Computational Science at University of California - Irvine

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computational Science Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SDSU are $8,136 a year.

Read full report on Computational Science at San Diego State University

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 19

Computational Science is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Computational Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Yearofthedragon.

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