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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Washington

8 Colleges
$73,108 Avg Salary
$21,160 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Science School for You

Computer Science is the #13 most popular major in Washington with 306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a .

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the most popular school in Washington for computer science students. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Out of the 8 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at City University of Seattle helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in Washington. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Saint Martin’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.

Full Computer Science at Saint Martin’s University Report

Central Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #8 on the list. CWU is a large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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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