2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in California
Finding the Best Information Technology 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 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in California
Check out the IT programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.
Top 10 Most Popular Information Technology Schools
Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.
Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey is a great place for information technology students. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Middlebury Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of San Diego is a great place for information technology students. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for information technology students. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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California Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.
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California State University - San Marcos came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a large student population.
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Northcentral University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.
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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 197 |
| Oregon | 12 |
| Nevada | 44 |
Majors Related to IT
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 16 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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