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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

5 Colleges
$50,419 Avg Salary
$35,229 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National University the most popular online school in California for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 14% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 86% are male.

On average, IT graduates from National University take out $26,353 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Laurus College

San Luis Obispo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laurus College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Laurus College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Luis Obispo.

Women make up 13% of the IT majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Information Technology at California Baptist University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California Intercontinental University is a great place for information technology students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at California Intercontinental University

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

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

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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 5 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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