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2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

With 3,384 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer engineering is the #38 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the most popular school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 92 students majoring in CE at San Jose State, 76% are male and 24% are female.

Full Computer Engineering at San Jose State University Report

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 5 students majoring in CE at SDSU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Computer Engineering at San Diego State University Report

#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer engineering schools in California. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for computer engineering students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Southern California Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

Full Computer Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School Report

Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 123
Oregon 43
Nevada 187
Hawaii 22
Alaska 6

Computer Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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