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2023 Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2 Colleges
$67,433 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Science is the #123 most popular major in California with 516 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 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 Information Science program at each school on the list.

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

#1

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

Our analysis found California Lutheran University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Information Science at California Lutheran University

Out of the 2 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Information Science at Claremont Graduate University Report

Best Information Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 214
Oregon 9
Nevada 0
Hawaii 12

Information Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to IS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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