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2023 Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in California

6 Colleges
$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 64% are male.

Full Information Science at University of California - Berkeley Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Claremont Graduate University is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

Of the 68 students majoring in IS at Claremont Graduate University, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#3

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Redlands helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in California. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Information Science at University of Redlands Report

#4

University of the West

Rosemead, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of the West is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. UWest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rosemead.

About 50% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Information Science at University of the West Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Information Science at University of California - Los Angeles Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Information Science at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

Best Information Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Schools 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 6 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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