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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in California

1 College
$35,972 Avg Salary
$25,601 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 school in California offering online associate degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online IT associate degree programs at this school if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Laurus College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Our analysis found Laurus College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online associate degree in California. Laurus College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Luis Obispo.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Laurus College accumulate an average of around $33,932 in student debt.

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

More Information Technology Rankings in California

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 values are for the top school 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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