| San Francisco State University San Francisco | $31,621 | โ | $15,000 | $7,424 |
| The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita | $31,340 | โ | $25,334 | $36,930 |
| California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside | $28,009 | โ | $18,920 | $7,437 |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino | $27,724 | โ | โ | $7,675 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco | $26,916 | $21,320 | $27,000 | $54,550 |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento | $25,391 | $31,496 | $16,500 | $7,602 |
| California State University-Chico Chico | $25,339 | $30,062 | $24,125 | $8,064 |
| University of California-Davis Davis | $24,630 | โ | $17,500 | $15,247 |
| Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena | $24,059 | โ | $37,296 | $25,650 |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton | $23,969 | $20,354 | $20,469 | $7,073 |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles | $22,125 | $34,625 | $23,119 | $13,747 |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla | $21,592 | โ | $18,938 | $15,265 |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles | $21,509 | โ | $12,500 | $6,813 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona | $20,887 | $50,200 | $18,000 | $7,439 |
| California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks | $20,650 | โ | $25,980 | $50,670 |
| San Diego State University San Diego | $20,440 | โ | $15,131 | $8,290 |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside | $20,408 | โ | $26,651 | $14,170 |
| Biola University La Mirada | $19,978 | $50,875 | $26,417 | $46,704 |
| California Institute of the Arts Valencia | $18,896 | $18,862 | $23,125 | $56,724 |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach | $18,352 | $28,306 | $20,550 | $7,008 |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge | $18,226 | $32,473 | $15,933 | $7,095 |
| Chapman University Orange | $14,538 | $33,946 | $27,000 | $62,784 |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley | $14,166 | โ | $12,800 | $14,850 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles | $12,947 | โ | $20,976 | $68,237 |