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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2 Colleges
$76,049 Avg Salary
$21,479 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.

The Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate 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 2 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular online school in California for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

About 18% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 82% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at Naval Postgraduate School

Our 2023 rankings named Golden Gate University - San Francisco the most popular online school in California for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

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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 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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