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2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in California

23 Colleges
$77,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Master's Degree School for You

Computer Information Systems is the #37 most popular major in California with 3,391 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for CIS majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Southern California Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Fullerton is a great place for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Of the 62 students majoring in CIS at Cal State Fullerton, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in California. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 62% of the CIS majors at the school.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 23 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 61% of the CIS majors at the school.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of San Francisco Report

Out of the 23 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in CIS at UCSD, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#7

Southern States University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #7, Southern States University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Southern States University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 33% of the CIS majors at the school.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer information systems programs. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Of the 27 students majoring in CIS at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#9

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

With a ranking of #9, California Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 48% of the CIS majors at the school.

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#10

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

Naval Postgraduate School landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer information systems programs. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 90% are male.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,857
Oregon 293
Nevada 111
Hawaii 141

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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