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

19 Colleges
$30,754 Avg Salary
$14,632 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the computer and information sciences undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Asher College

Sacramento, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Asher College the best school in the Far Western US Region for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Asher College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Technical Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, CTA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Unitek College is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Fremont.

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#5

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bellevue College is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. BC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Bellevue.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

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#7

MTI College

Sacramento, CA

MTI College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. MTI College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

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Southern California Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Anaheim, Southern California Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Academy of Interactive Entertainment came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. AIE - Seattle is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#10

Portland Community College

Portland, OR

Portland Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges 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 19 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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