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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Computer Engineering Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the CE doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Santa Cruz the most popular school in California for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

Women make up 11% of the CE majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Merced. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Merced is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer engineering schools in California. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

Women make up 17% of the CE majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Of the 4 students majoring in CE at UCSD, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Naval Postgraduate School landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer engineering programs. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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