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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

11 Colleges
$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our analysis found Seattle University to be the best school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 #2 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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#6

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Portland State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Central Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 20,550
Washington 5,454
Oregon 1,881
Hawaii 359
Nevada 486
Alaska 60

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

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
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Almonroth.

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