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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2 Colleges
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, information science students earned 516 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the IS graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

Our 2023 rankings named California Lutheran University the most popular school in California for information science students working on their graduate certificate. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

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

Read full report on Information Science at California Lutheran University

Out of the 2 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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Best Information Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 214
Oregon 9
Nevada 0
Hawaii 12

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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