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Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Graduate Certificate School for You

Computer Software & Applications is the #97 most popular major in California with 951 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Software & Applications program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer software majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in California for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

About 86% of the students majoring in computer software at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#2

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Westcliff University is a great place for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 33% of the computer software majors at the school.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 317
Oregon 72
Nevada 8
Hawaii 17

Computer Software & Applications is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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