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

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$65,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer information systems was ranked #13 in the country. In fact 20,748 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Southern States University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Southern States University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Southern States University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 3 students majoring in CIS at Southern States University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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#2

Mills College

Oakland, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Mills College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the Far Western US Region . Mills is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Dominguez Hills helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the Far Western US Region . CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the Far Western US Region . 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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Naval Postgraduate School came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

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Western Oregon University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 567
Washington 538
Oregon 19
Nevada 10

Computer Information Systems is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to CIS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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