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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$33,316 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 88,434 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer information systems students, making the major the most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for CIS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CIS majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Computer Information Systems

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 a year.

Wazzu also made our Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CWU are $25,681 a year.

Full Computer Information Systems at Central Washington University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at California State University - Dominguez Hills helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer information systems schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

CSUDH graduate students pay an average of $17,998 in tuition and fees each year.

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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. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

USC also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Southern California Report

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,857
California 3,391
Oregon 293
Nevada 111
Hawaii 141

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CIS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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