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

13 Colleges
$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

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.

The Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the compsci 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 - Berkeley the most popular school in California for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

About 20% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

Full Computer Science at Stanford University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Riverside is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Women make up 25% of the compsci majors at the school.

Full Computer Science at University of California - Riverside Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in California. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 27 students majoring in compsci at UCLA, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 30% of the compsci majors at the school.

Full Computer Science at University of Southern California Report

University of California - San Diego came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in compsci at UCSD, 87% are male and 13% are female.

Full Computer Science at University of California - San Diego Report

University of California - Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 21 students majoring in compsci at UC Irvine, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of California - Irvine

University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

About 6% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 94% are male.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of California - Santa Barbara

University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Of the 12 students majoring in compsci at UC Davis, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Computer Science at University of California - Davis Report

University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Computer Science at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

Best Computer Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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 13 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.

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