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

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$30,754 Avg Salary
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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 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Portland Community College to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

About 50% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the rural area of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 77% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kapiolani Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 26% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Klamath Community College is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, Klamath Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 76% are male.

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#5

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Monica College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in computer and information sciences at SMC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their online undergraduate certificate. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

Of the 3 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UAF, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#7

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

San Bernardino Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

With a ranking of #8, Diablo Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Diablo Valley is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill.

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#9

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #9, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Southwestern Oregon Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. SWOCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Coos Bay.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 12 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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