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Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

4 Colleges
$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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in California for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school 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

#2

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Lutheran University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Information Technology at California Lutheran University Report

#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Information Technology at Loyola Marymount University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place 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 city of San Francisco.

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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

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 4 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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