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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$13,392 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,430 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 1,291 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for computer and information sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Check out the computer and information sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer & Information Sciences

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our analysis found Seattle University to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Washington. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

Seattle U also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list, coming in at #4.

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Out of the 3 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wazzu are $13,740 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wazzu is ranked #2 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in Washington.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Washington State University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in Washington. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

CWU graduate students pay an average of $12,127 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Central Washington University

Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,555
Oregon 244
Nevada 82
Hawaii 23
Alaska 2

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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