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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

4 Colleges
$76,049 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the IT graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

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

Full Information Technology at Naval Postgraduate School Report

#2

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Lutheran University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Information Technology at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges 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

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 4 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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