EDsmart Announces 2022 Best Northern California Colleges

July 27 20:44 2022
EDsmart.org, a nationally recognized publisher of college resources and independent rankings, has released the 2022 edition of the best northern California colleges to help prospective students and their families research the top Methodology program in California.

EDsmart’s ranking of the Best Northern California Colleges is the most comprehensive and well-rounded to date. The ranking includes only fully accredited schools. Rankings are based on affordability, academic quality, student satisfaction, and post-graduation earnings according to data from the U.S. Department of Education.

“It is important to recognize the colleges and universities that go above and beyond,” said Tyson Stevens, managing editor of EDsmart. “Our goal is to highlight these schools and their commitment to higher education.”

“The Best Northern California Colleges ranking allows students to compare accredited programs and find those that best fit their education interests and career goals,” said EDsmart’s spokesperson. “Beyond providing affordable education, a college is not successful if it does not graduate its students, which is why EDsmart rankings place a high value on outcomes, including graduation and retention rates, and post-graduation earnings.”

The EDsmart 2022 ranking for the Best Northern California Colleges ranks Skyline College #1 as the best college in Northern California with College of San Mateo and Canada College following.

2022 Best Northern California Colleges

Rank

School

City

Net Price

1

Skyline College

San Bruno

$1,157

2

College of San Mateo

San Mateo

$1,239

3

Canada College

Redwood City

$1,697

4

Shasta Bible College and Graduate School

Redding

$2,981

5

Cosumnes River College

Sacramento

$3,258

6

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco

$3,267

7

De Anza College

Cupertino

$3,297

8

Las Positas College

Livermore

$3,307

9

West Valley College

Saratoga

$3,587

10

Mission College

Santa Clara

$3,691

11

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills

$3,859

12

Chabot College

Hayward

$4,192

13

College of the Redwoods

Eureka

$4,773

14

Gavilan College

Gilroy

$4,784

15

American River College

Sacramento

$4,816

16

Shasta College

Redding

$4,841

17

Folsom Lake College

Folsom

$4,975

18

Butte College

Oroville

$5,070

19

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill

$5,103

20

Yuba College

Marysville

$5,136

21

Los Medanos College

Pittsburg

$5,162

22

Contra Costa College

San Pablo

$5,213

23

Woodland Community College

Woodland

$5,433

24

Sacramento City College

Sacramento

$5,785

25

Mendocino College

Ukiah

$5,948

26

California State University Stanislaus

Turlock

$6,019

27

Solano Community College

Fairfield

$6,086

28

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa

$6,585

29

College of Marin

Kentfield

$7,131

30

Epic Bible College

Sacramento

$7,439

31

Lake Tahoe Community College

South Lake Tahoe

$7,778

32

Columbia College

Sonora

$7,990

33

College of the Siskiyous

Weed

$8,061

34

Lassen Community College

Susanville

$8,290

35

Ohlone College

Fremont

$8,483

36

Cabrillo College

Aptos

$8,487

37

Feather River Community College District

Quincy

$8,809

38

Berkeley City College

Berkeley

$9,291

39

College of Alameda

Alameda

$9,647

40

California State University Sacramento

Sacramento

$9,979

41

Evergreen Valley College

San Jose

$10,701

42

Humphreys College Stockton and Modesto Campuses

Stockton

$11,055

43

California State University East Bay

Hayward

$11,116

44

Modesto Junior College

Modesto

$11,267

45

Merced College

Merced

$11,522

46

Laney College

Oakland

$11,977

47

Merritt College

Oakland

$12,849

48

Stanford University

Stanford

$12,894

49

University of California Merced

Merced

$13,691

50

Napa Valley College

Napa

$14,155

51

San Jose City College

San Jose

$14,302

52

San Francisco State University

San Francisco

$14,459

53

Humboldt State University

Arcata

$14,692

54

San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton

$14,779

55

California State University Chico

Chico

$15,017

56

University of California Davis

Davis

$15,768

57

University of California Berkeley

Berkeley

$16,032

58

San Jose State University

San Jose

$16,542

59

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

$17,563

60

University of California Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

$17,930

61

SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary

Oakland

$19,115

62

California Maritime Academy

Vallejo

$20,597

63

San Joaquin Valley College Modesto

Salida

$20,662

64

Pacific Union College

Angwin

$21,259

65

Holy Names University

Oakland

$23,034

66

Simpson University

Redding

$24,482

67

San Joaquin Valley College Rancho Cordova

Rancho Cordova

$24,535

68

Mills College

Oakland

$24,949

69

William Jessup University

Rocklin

$25,268

70

Menlo College

Atherton

$27,840

71

University of the Pacific

Stockton

$28,380

72

Cogswell College

Sunnyvale

$29,566

73

Expression College for Digital Arts

Emeryville

$31,931

74

Dominican University of California

San Rafael

$32,978

75

California College of the Arts

Oakland

$33,876

76

Saint Marys College of California

Moraga

$37,232

77

Sierra College

Rocklin

$37,494

78

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco

$39,165

79

University of San Francisco

San Francisco

$40,053

80

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco

$40,793

81

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising San Francisco

San Francisco

$41,505

82

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

$42,614

University and student response to EDsmart rankings has been very positive. Sharing the rankings on their websites and via social media has helped schools attract new students and excite existing students and alumni.

The rankings and data were produced for EDsmart, a leading higher education research organization. All evaluated data was gathered from IPEDs, U.S. Department of Higher Education, College Scorecard, Payscale.com, school websites, and other reputable sources.

The rankings have been published at https://www.edsmart.org/best-northern-california-colleges/

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