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Most Popular Computer Software Applications Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Doctor'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 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Software & Applications program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer software majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Santa Cruz the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for computer software and applications students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at University of California - Santa Cruz

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Naval Postgraduate School is a great place for computer software and applications students working on their doctor’s degree. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Naval Postgraduate School Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer software and applications schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at University of California - Irvine

Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software and applications schools 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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