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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree School for You

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.

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The Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 81 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 32% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 81 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 49% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 51% are male.

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Out of the 81 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Of the 374 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UCSD, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Of the 332 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Stanford, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 65% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 59% are male.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 187 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UC Irvine, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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#9

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 46% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 54% are male.

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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 61% are male.

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With a ranking of #11, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 135 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UCLA, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#12

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 26% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Computer & Information Sciences students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
14 University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
15 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
16 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA

Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 26 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.

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