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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

7 Colleges
$76,049 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is the #42 most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

About 18% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 82% are male.

Full Information Technology at Naval Postgraduate School Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 8 students majoring in IT at Portland State University, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Lutheran University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great place for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Information Technology at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,160
Washington 815
Oregon 140
Nevada 81
Hawaii 6
Alaska 16

One of 10 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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