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

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$65,430 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate 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 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

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

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 68% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 32% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#4

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Lutheran University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in computer and information sciences at CLU, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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#6

Southern States University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #6, Southern States University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Southern States University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 67% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#6

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Westcliff University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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California State University - Sacramento ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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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