Best Value Colleges in California
664 colleges ranked by value score. Page 2 of 34.
#21
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA·public
Earnings
$43,552
Net Price
$3,133/yr
Grad Rate
31%
100
Value
#22
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA·public
Earnings
$42,193
Net Price
$2,779/yr
Grad Rate
36%
100
Value
#23
Skyline College
San Bruno, CA·public
Earnings
$55,702
Net Price
$1,738/yr
Grad Rate
43%
100
Value
#24
Stanford University
Stanford, CA·private
Earnings
$124,080
Net Price
$13,807/yr
Grad Rate
92%
100
Value
#25
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA·public
Earnings
$74,915
Net Price
$16,109/yr
Grad Rate
84%
98
Value
#26
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA·public
Earnings
$64,876
Net Price
$9,338/yr
Grad Rate
56%
97
Value
#27
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA·public
Earnings
$78,988
Net Price
$13,760/yr
Grad Rate
67%
96
Value
#28
Taft College
Taft, CA·public
Earnings
$38,861
Net Price
$2,823/yr
Grad Rate
28%
96
Value
#29
Pomona College
Claremont, CA·private
Earnings
$77,779
Net Price
$19,285/yr
Grad Rate
93%
94
Value
#30
University of California-Merced
Merced, CA·public
Earnings
$64,368
Net Price
$11,983/yr
Grad Rate
69%
93
Value
#31
California State University-East Bay
Hayward, CA·public
Earnings
$71,401
Net Price
$9,320/yr
Grad Rate
47%
90
Value
#32
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA·public
Earnings
$67,699
Net Price
$14,304/yr
Grad Rate
76%
90
Value
#33
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA·private
Earnings
$138,687
Net Price
$35,924/yr
Grad Rate
93%
90
Value
#34
Shasta College
Redding, CA·public
Earnings
$39,269
Net Price
$2,878/yr
Grad Rate
26%
89
Value
#35
Homestead Schools
Torrance, CA·private
Earnings
$59,398
Net Price
$15,962/yr
Grad Rate
94%
87
Value
#36
Cypress College
Cypress, CA·public
Earnings
$43,533
Net Price
$4,606/yr
Grad Rate
36%
86
Value
#37
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA·private
Earnings
$104,736
Net Price
$28,849/yr
Grad Rate
93%
85
Value
#38
California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA·public
Earnings
$62,908
Net Price
$10,229/yr
Grad Rate
54%
84
Value
#39
Solano Community College
Fairfield, CA·public
Earnings
$44,170
Net Price
$4,669/yr
Grad Rate
35%
83
Value
#40
California State University-Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA·public
Earnings
$62,152
Net Price
$9,849/yr
Grad Rate
52%
83
Value