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2023 Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

4 Colleges
$28,009 Avg Salary
$14,157 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 1,160 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #86 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Check out the IT undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top California Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Information Technology

#1

Asher College

Sacramento, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Asher College the best school in California for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Asher College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Asher College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,904.

Read full report on Information Technology at Asher College

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at California Technical Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in California. Located in the city of Riverside, CTA is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

IT majors at CTA take out an average of $14,585 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Information Technology at California Technical Academy Report

#3

MTI College

Sacramento, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at MTI College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in California. MTI College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

IT majors at MTI College take out an average of $11,252 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Information Technology at MTI College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southern California Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in California. Located in the large city of Anaheim, Southern California Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, IT graduates from Southern California Institute of Technology carry an average student debtload of $14,188.

Full Information Technology at Southern California Institute of Technology Report

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 815
Oregon 140
Nevada 81
Hawaii 6
Alaska 16

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

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Craig Dennis.

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