2025 Best Computational Science Master's Degree Schools in California

a master's degree in computational science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #118 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computational Science Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 51 master's degrees in computational science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computational science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computational science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computational science to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computational science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computational science students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Computational Science Schools

The computational science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computational Science Master's Degree Schools in California.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computational Science in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in computational science.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Computational Science

1

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

22 Annual Graduates

University of California - Irvine is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in computational science. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computational science from University of California - Irvine

2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

10 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a master's degree in computational science. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in computational science from University of California - San Diego

Best Computational Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Computational Science 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 Computational Science

Computational Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Computational Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Computational Science	51

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Dispute Resolution	183
Sustainability Science	162
Gerontology	139
Human Computer Interaction	136
Data Science	119
Nutrition Science	118
Data Analytics	107
Biological & Physical Science	88
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	74
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	73

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Yearofthedragon. More about our data sources and methodologies.