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Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 216 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Naval Postgraduate School, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#2

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Westcliff University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 3 spot on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 4 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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