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2023 Best Value Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Schools Ranked
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$12,126 Avg Student Debt*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. 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 or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for computer 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. 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.

Top Value Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Asher College

Sacramento, California
61 Total Awards
$19,817 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Asher College to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. This very small private for-profit school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 61 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Asher College are $0 a year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $19,817 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, Asher College is an excellent choice, since the school is online.

Asher College also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California rankings.

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#1

MTI College

Sacramento, California
8 Total Awards
$10,278 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named MTI College the best value school in California for computer science students working on their undergraduate certificate. MTI College is a very small private for-profit school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 8 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MTI College are $0 a year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $10,278 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MTI College does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 9% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

MTI College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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