2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Computer Hardware Engineering in California

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in computer hardware engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #701 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of computer hardware engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 master's degrees in computer hardware engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for computer hardware engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Hardware Engineering in California

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in computer hardware engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Computer Hardware Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Santa Clara University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in computer hardware engineering. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Santa Clara. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in computer hardware engineering in California. More information about a master’s in computer hardware engineering from Santa Clara University

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

University of California - San Diego is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in computer hardware engineering. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in computer hardware engineering from University of California - San Diego

Best Computer Hardware Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Computer Hardware Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Computer Engineering area of study, Computer Hardware Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Computer Hardware Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering	685
Software Engineering	567
Other Computer Engineering	20

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.