by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 4,123 people earned their degree in software engineering, making the major the 167th most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 764 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 382 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,735 and $51,649 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their software engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, International Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 256 masters’s computer software engineering 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, 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 California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California list. California State University - Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 47 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Irvine Software Engineering Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Merced landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Merced, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Merced Software Engineering Report
With a ranking of #6, California Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California list. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Santa Clara University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California ranking, coming in at #7. SCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clara, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
California State University - Northridge came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California ranking. Located in Northridge, California, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students 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 Software Engineering at California State University - Northridge
California State University - Sacramento ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California list. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s computer software engineering degrees 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%.
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Naval Postgraduate School did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Engineering Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.
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.
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