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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$39,630 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,671 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for computer software students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for computer software majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Software Applications

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Pacific University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for computer software and applications students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SPU are $24,273 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SPU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $28,997 per year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Academy of Art University graduate students pay an average of $28,496 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly 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 10% of our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

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