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2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 Colleges
$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

With 60,971 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences 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 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

Women make up 20% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#2

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westcliff University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Central Washington University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online computer and information sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,555
Washington 1,291
Oregon 244
Nevada 82
Hawaii 23
Alaska 2

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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

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 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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