2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found California Technical Academy to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the city of Riverside, CTA is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 9% of the IT majors at the school.
IT majors at CTA take out an average of $14,585 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Asher College is a great place for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Asher College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.
Of the 60 students majoring in IT at Asher College, 80% are male and 20% are female.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, IT graduates from Asher College carry an average student debt load of $18,904.
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Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern California Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Anaheim, Southern California Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
About 6% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 94% are male.
IT majors at Southern California Institute of Technology take out an average of $14,188 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Oxnard College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Oxnard, Oxnard College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 8% of the IT majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ICOHS College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. ICOHS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
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With a ranking of #6, MTI College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. MTI College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.
The average amount in student loans that IT majors at MTI College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,252.
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With a ranking of #6, Bakersfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bakersfield College is a very large public school located in the city of Bakersfield.
Of the 7 students majoring in IT at Bakersfield College, 86% are male and 14% are female.
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MiraCosta College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 71% are male.
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Ventura Adult and Continuing Education landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate information technology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Ventura, Ventura Adult and Continuing Education is a public school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 33% of the IT majors at the school.
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Sacramento City College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in IT at Sacramento City, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 815 |
| Oregon | 140 |
| Nevada | 81 |
| Hawaii | 6 |
| Alaska | 16 |
Majors Related to IT
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 29 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 Craig Dennis.
More about our data sources and methodologies.