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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the computer and information sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 30% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

About 19% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 19% 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 University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 35% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 11% 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 University of California - Riverside. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Women make up 25% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in computer and information sciences at USC, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UCSD, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

About 6% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 94% are male.

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#9

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 31% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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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 22 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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