by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Computer Engineering is the 56th most popular major in the country with 17,987 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $73,143 and had an average of $24,685 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 3,389 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,872 and $20,954 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,115 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in computer engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer engineering.
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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. ITU is located in San Jose, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California list. Santa Clara University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Clara, California. It awarded 168 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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, San Jose State University landed the #3 spot on the list. San Jose State University is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 511 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California list. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Computer Engineering at California State University - Fullerton
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. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at University of California - Irvine
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. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 82 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, 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 94%.
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. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of California - Merced did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Merced, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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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University of Southern California landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.
Full University of Southern California Computer Engineering Report
University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking. University of California - Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Full University of California - Santa Cruz Computer Engineering Report
California Baptist University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking. Cal Baptist is a fairly large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 5 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Northridge came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking. CSUN is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at California State University - Northridge
California State University - Sacramento ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California list. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full California State University - Sacramento Computer Engineering Report
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. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles
California State University - Chico came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking. Chico State is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 9 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 full report on Computer Engineering at California State University - Chico
Naval Postgraduate School landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CE Major in California ranking. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school situated in Monterey, California. It awarded 0 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.
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