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2023 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in California

8 Colleges
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked 3rd in California. In fact, 1,160 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. 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 Best Information Technology Master'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. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for computer science students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Information Technology

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the best school in California for information technology students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#3

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in California. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree information technology programs. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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California State University - San Marcos came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 815
Oregon 140
Nevada 81
Hawaii 6
Alaska 16

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

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Craig Dennis.

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