San Jose State University ranks among nation’s best in AI and software engineering
San Jose State University ranks among nation’s best in AI and software engineering
https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/06/07/san-jose-state-ai-software-engineering-ranking/
Publish Date: 2026-06-07 17:00:00
Source Domain: localnewsmatters.org
San Jose State University has smoked the competition in a national computer science and technical skills assessment, beating out Stanford, CalTech and UC Berkeley.
Since 2021, SJSU has jumped 47 spots to become No. 2 in the nation for data-driven programming and software engineering skills, just behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The university offers a master’s degree in artificial intelligence and courses in advanced coding, machine learning and robotics, vaulting students’ knowledge and the school’s prestige to the top of the list.
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