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

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Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 81 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 1,330 students majoring in computer and information sciences at USC, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 49% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Of the 378 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UC Berkeley, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 272 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Academy of Art University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tacoma.

Women make up 41% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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

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#9

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 46% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 39% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #11, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 17% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#12

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 116 students majoring in computer and information sciences at National University, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
14 University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
15 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
16 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA

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 26 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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