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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$33,316 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for CIS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CIS majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Information Systems

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.

Wazzu excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Computer Information Systems at Washington State University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in the Far Western US Region . CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

CWU graduate students pay an average of $25,681 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Central Washington University

The excellent graduate certificate programs at California State University - Dominguez Hills helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUDH are $17,998 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 20% of our Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,391
Washington 1,857
Oregon 293
Nevada 111
Hawaii 141

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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.

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