by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 42,900 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,643 and had an average of $27,140 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 2,537 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,999 and $22,346 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 211 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,904 and $19,503 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in California” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. That schools that top this list have a program in information technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in California” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree it students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Laurus College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in California. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Intercontinental University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in California list. California Intercontinental University is located in Irvine, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s it degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Information Technology at California Intercontinental University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in California list. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school handed out 98 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Arizona Global Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in California ranking. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at The University of Arizona Global Campus
University of Phoenix - California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in California ranking. This small school is located in Ontario, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s it degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Phoenix - California Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #8, Azusa Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on IT Major in California list. Located in Azusa, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s it students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Information Technology at Azusa Pacific University
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