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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$13,392 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,430 Avg Salary

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

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 5,454 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Washington to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer & Information Sciences

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Seattle U is ranked #4 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in Washington.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $13,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wazzu also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list, coming in at #2.

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Out of the 3 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CWU are $12,127 per year.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 20,550
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 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 Almonroth.

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