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2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Software & Applications program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer software majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for computer software and applications students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in computer software at Seattle U, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Computer Software majors at Seattle U take out an average of $21,447 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the computer software majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in computer software at Naval Postgraduate School, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#4

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westcliff University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in computer software at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Software Applications Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at San Diego State University

Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software and applications schools 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 5 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.

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