2025 Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in California
3Colleges in California
1,175Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #15 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,175 degrees in general computer & information sciences to qualified students.
Choosing a Great General Computer & Information Sciences School
The computer and information sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Computer & Information Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Computer & Information Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your General Computer & Information Sciences Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for General Computer & Information Sciences in California
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the computer and information sciences degree levels they offer.
Top California Schools in Computer and Information Sciences
61Computer and Information Sciences Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Loyola Marymount University if you wish to pursue a degree in general computer & information sciences. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 29th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 61 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in general computer & information sciences has to check out Chapman University. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #172 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Chapman is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent data year.
University of La Verne is a good option for students interested in a degree in general computer & information sciences. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of La Verne. This university ranks 78th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 20 general computer & information sciences students who graduated with this degree at ULV in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The computer and information sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Computer & Information Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Computer & Information Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
