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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 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 Computer Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the most popular school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 24% of the CE majors at the school.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 40% of the CE majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Naval Postgraduate School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer engineering schools in California. 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 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 5 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).

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