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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$4,329 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,367 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 317 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer software and applications students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #60 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Washington to see which undergraduate 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.

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 Software & Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer Software Applications

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue College the best value school in Washington for computer software and applications students working on their undergraduate certificate. BC is a large public school located in the city of Bellevue.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BC are $4,057 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BC is ranked #5 for overall quality for computer software in Washington.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Bellevue College Report

Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $4,609 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Lake Washington Institute of Technology Report

#3

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Wenatchee Valley College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer software and applications schools in Washington. Located in the city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVC are $4,320 a year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Wenatchee Valley College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Academy of Interactive Entertainment helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer software and applications schools in Washington. AIE - Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AIE - Seattle are $22,750 per year.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Academy of Interactive Entertainment

Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 951
Oregon 72
Nevada 8
Hawaii 17

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer software and applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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