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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in California

18 Colleges
$78,872 Avg Salary
$20,954 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Engineering 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the most popular school in California for computer engineering students. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in California. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in California. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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International Technological University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer engineering programs. ITU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of San Jose.

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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools in California ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Engineering Colleges 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 18 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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