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

16 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 Most Popular Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for CE majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the most popular school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 511 students majoring in CE at San Jose State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Santa Clara University is a great place 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.

Women make up 36% of the CE majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Fullerton is a great place for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in CE at the school are women while 71% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 87 students majoring in CE at UC Irvine, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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Out of the 16 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 large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 22% of the CE majors at the school.

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

Women make up 33% of the CE majors at the school.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 22% of the CE majors at the school.

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International Technological University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. ITU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of San Jose.

Of the 33 students majoring in CE at ITU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

Women make up 19% of the CE majors at the school.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer engineering programs. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Women make up 92% of the CE majors at the school.

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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 16 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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