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2023 Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in California

6 Colleges
$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree School for You

With 468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information science is the #55 most popular major in California.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Of the 370 students majoring in IS at UC Berkeley, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 29% of the IS majors at the school.

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#3

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Redlands helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in California. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.

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#4

University of the West

Rosemead, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the West. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Rosemead, UWest is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in IS at UWest, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 5 spot on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 212
Oregon 0
Nevada 0
Hawaii 3

Information Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to IS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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