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2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for CIS majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Southern States University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Southern States University to be the most popular school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, Southern States University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Computer Information Systems at Southern States University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Computer Information Systems at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

#2

Mills College

Oakland, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mills College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Dominguez Hills is a great place for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #8, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Full Computer Information Systems at California State University - Sacramento Report

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems colleges 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 11 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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