2024 Best Computer Hardware Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California

Computer Hardware Engineering isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #652 in popularity out of 1172 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of computer hardware engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 master's degrees in computer hardware engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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 computer hardware engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer hardware engineering 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer hardware engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer hardware engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Hardware Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top California Schools for a Master's in Computer Hardware Engineering

1

Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Santa Clara University if you want to pursue 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.More information about a master’s in computer hardware engineering from Santa Clara University

2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a master's degree in computer hardware engineering. Located in the 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 Best Computer Hardware Engineering Colleges 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
Software Engineering	547
General Computer Engineering	534
Other Computer Engineering	3

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.