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2023 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

13 Colleges
$98,951 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,247 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer engineering students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Clara University the best school in California for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer engineering programs. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

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California Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 4
Oregon 13
Nevada 39

Computer Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to CE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools 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).

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