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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked 7th in California. In fact, 3,408 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 20% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Of the 36 students majoring in compsci at Stanford, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in compsci at UCR, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 93% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 27 students majoring in compsci at USC, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 13% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 87% are male.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Computer Science at University of California - Irvine Report

University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 6% of the compsci majors at the school.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 67% are male.

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University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

Women make up 57% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Best Computer Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 306
Oregon 202
Nevada 17
Hawaii 20
Alaska 2

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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