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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,803 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer programming was ranked #110 in the country. In fact 11,939 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for programming students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer Programming

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Our analysis found Bellevue College to be the best value school for computer programming students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . BC is a large public school located in the city of Bellevue.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BC are $9,594 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lake Washington Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer programming schools in the Far Western US Region . LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $10,146 per year.

Full Computer Programming at Lake Washington Institute of Technology Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great value for computer programming students working on their undergraduate certificate. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,670 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that programming majors at Portland Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $23,037.

Read full report on Computer Programming at Portland Community College

Best Computer Programming Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 594
Washington 327
Oregon 79
Nevada 58
Alaska 0

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

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 3 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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