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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$39,630 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,671 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree School for You

Computer Software & Applications is the #58 most popular major in the country with 4,047 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Software Applications Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer software students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Software Applications

Our analysis found Seattle Pacific University to be the best value school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SPU are $24,273 a year.

SPU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Seattle Pacific University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great value for computer software and applications students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $28,997 a year.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at University of California - Santa Cruz

#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Academy of Art University graduate students pay an average of $28,496 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Software & Applications at Academy of Art University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USC are $61,396 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Computer Software & Applications at University of Southern California Report

Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software and applications colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 431
Washington 14
Oregon 9

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

Majors Similar to Computer Software

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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