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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in California

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$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master'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 school in California for information technology students working on their master’s degree. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 20% of the IT majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Middlebury Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Monterey.

About 81% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 19% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Naval Postgraduate School is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

About 12% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 88% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at Naval Postgraduate School

#4

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 15% of the IT majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in California. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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

Read full report on Information Technology at University of California - San Diego

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 28% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 72% are male.

Full Information Technology at University of Southern California Report

With a ranking of #7, California Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 32% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at California Baptist University Report

California State University - San Marcos came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUSM is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

About 25% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#9

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 30% of the IT majors at the school.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in IT at CSUDH, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Read full report on Information Technology at California State University - Dominguez Hills

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 13 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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