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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$10,011 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,898 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Programming School for You

In 2020-2021, 327 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer programming students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #58 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value programs for programming students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Washington

Check out the programming programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer Programming

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA
$4,057 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue College the best value school in Washington for computer programming students. BC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Bellevue.

BC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,057 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BC also did well on our Best Computer Programming Schools in Washington list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$4,609 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Washington list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LWTech are $4,609 a year.

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#3

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA
$4,799 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at North Seattle College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer programming schools in Washington. North Seattle is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Seattle are $4,799 per year. The average amount in student loans that programming majors at North Seattle take out is $19,504.

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$5,740 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clover Park Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,740 per year.

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$5,959 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia Basin College is a great value for computer programming students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CBC are $5,959 a year.

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$34,900 Average Tuition & Fees

DigiPen Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer programming students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Redmond, Digipen is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Digipen undergraduate students pay an average of $34,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Programming majors at Digipen take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $692.

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Best Value Computer Programming Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 594
Oregon 79
Nevada 58
Alaska 0

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

Majors Similar to Programming

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

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