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2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

The Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Southern States University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Southern States University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, Southern States University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#2

Mills College

Oakland, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mills College is a great place for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the Far Western US Region . CWU is a large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Dominguez Hills is a great place for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for computer information systems students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Naval Postgraduate School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer information systems programs. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer information systems programs. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems colleges 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 11 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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