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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California

3 Schools Ranked
$21,127 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones had 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.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, California
221 Total Awards

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in California for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. This small public school is located in Monterey, California, and it awarded 221 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 20% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 47% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Westcliff University

Irvine, California
3 Total Awards
$13,100 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Westcliff University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in California. Westcliff University is located in Irvine, California and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Golden Gate University - San Francisco

San Francisco, California
1 Total Awards
$19,875 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 3 spot on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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