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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2 Colleges
$76,049 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in California. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 198 students majoring in IT at Naval Postgraduate School, 82% are male and 18% are female.

Read full report on Information Technology at Naval Postgraduate School

Our 2023 rankings named Golden Gate University - San Francisco the most popular online school in California for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Read full report on Information Technology at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 197
Oregon 12
Nevada 44

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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 averages are for the top 2 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 Craig Dennis.

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