EDsmart Announces 2022 Best Northern California Colleges

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July 27, 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/

About EDsmart

EDsmart reviews publicly available data to produce independent ranking assessments of various educational programs, in addition to student guides and resources. The site is regularly updated by a committed team of writers and researchers, who produce college rankings and resources that will help prospective and current college students get into, pay for, and thrive at the college of their choice.

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