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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$19,131 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer software and applications was ranked #82 in the country. In fact 14,336 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Software Applications 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 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for computer software 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 Software & Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Software Applications

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, computer software majors at Seattle U accumulate an average of around $21,447 in student debt.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Seattle University Report

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at San Diego State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Portland State University graduate students pay an average of $24,009 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Portland State University Report

Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software and applications colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 951
Washington 317
Oregon 72
Nevada 8
Hawaii 17

Computer Software & Applications 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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