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

6 Colleges
$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 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 Information Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for information science students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Of the 370 students majoring in IS at UC Berkeley, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 29% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at Claremont Graduate University Report

#3

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Redlands. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

Full Information Science at University of Redlands Report

#4

University of the West

Rosemead, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the West. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Rosemead, UWest is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in IS at UWest, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Best Information Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Science Schools 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 6 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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