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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

49 Colleges
$71,610 Avg Salary
$20,348 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Science School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 15,813 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the compsci 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 science students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 49 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for computer science students. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for computer science students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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#7

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

With a ranking of #8, Oregon State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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Portland State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer science programs. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Fullerton ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 3,408
Washington 306
Oregon 202
Nevada 17
Hawaii 20
Alaska 2

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
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 25 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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