by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Engineering is the 56th most popular major in the country with 16,954 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $73,421 and had an average of $22,782 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 3,190 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,872 and $19,142 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 825 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,735 and $51,649 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend International Technological University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Computer Engineering at International Technological University
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Santa Clara, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 156 degrees to qualified masters’s ce students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ce degrees to 333 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the #4 spot on the list. California State University - Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 91 masters’s ce degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, 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 University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California list. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 107 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #6, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified masters’s ce students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #7, University of California - Riverside did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California list. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 masters’s ce degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of California - Riverside Computer Engineering Report
University of California - Merced came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking. Merced, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ce degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at University of California - Merced
With a ranking of #9, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 46 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at University of Southern California
University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 12 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at University of California - Santa Cruz
California Baptist University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California list. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ce degrees to 2 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%.
California State University - Northridge landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking. California State University - Northridge is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at California State University - Northridge
California State University - Sacramento landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s ce students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at California State University - Sacramento
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #15, California State University - Chico did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California list. Chico State is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 1 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Naval Postgraduate School came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking. Naval Postgraduate School is a small school located in Monterey, California that handed out 0 masters’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Naval Postgraduate School
Read more about our data sources and methodologies