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

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

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$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 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the computer software master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for computer software and applications students working on their master’s degree. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 65% of the computer software majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 74 students majoring in computer software at USC, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Full Computer Software & Applications at University of Southern California Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great place for computer software and applications students working on their master’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

Women make up 32% of the computer software majors at the school.

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

Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of the Arts landed the # 4 spot on the list. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Valencia.

Of the 9 students majoring in computer software at CalArts, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Art Center College of Design landed the # 5 spot on the list. Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

Women make up 50% of the computer software majors at the school.

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Naval Postgraduate School ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Naval Postgraduate School Report

Seattle Pacific University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer software and applications programs. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 8 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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