2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Informatics in California

Informatics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #201 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Informatics in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 144 master's degrees in informatics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Informatics School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in informatics matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Informatics in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of informatics students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for informatics.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Informatics in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in informatics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Informatics Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

135 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a master's degree in informatics. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in informatics in California. More information about a master’s in informatics from University of Southern California

2

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Irvine is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in informatics. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in informatics in California. More information about a master’s in informatics from University of California - Irvine

3

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in informatics needs to look into San Jose State University. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in informatics from San Jose State University

 

Best Informatics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Informatics

One of 5 majors within the Computer Information Systems area of study, Informatics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology	279
Other Computer & Information Sciences	46
General Computer & Information Sciences	26
Artificial Intelligence	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.