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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in California

2 Colleges
$31,794 Avg Salary
$19,871 Avg Student Debt

Computer Science is the most popular major in California with 13,148 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Computer Science Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

Our analysis found College of San Mateo to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue an online associate degree in California. CSM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of San Mateo.

Of the 26 students majoring in compsci at CSM, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#2

Compton College

Compton, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Compton College is a great place for computer science students working on their online associate degree. Compton College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Compton.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,551
Oregon 1,282
Nevada 152
Hawaii 152
Alaska 31

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CompSci Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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