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Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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2023 Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

1 College
$76,049 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

With 547 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #45 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in California to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The following school tops our list of the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School

#1

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

Our analysis found California Lutheran University to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 197
Oregon 12
Nevada 44

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

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Craig Dennis.

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