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2023 Best Computer Programming Schools in the Far Western US Region

11 Colleges
$52,069 Avg Salary
$32,266 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Programming School for You

In 2020-2021, 11,939 computer programming students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Computer Programming Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best programs for computer science students.

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2023 Best Computer Programming Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the programming programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Computer Programming Schools

Our 2023 rankings named DigiPen Institute of Technology the best school in the Far Western US Region for computer programming students. Digipen is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Redmond.

Programming majors at Digipen take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $692.

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#2

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bellevue College is a great place for computer programming students. Located in the medium-sized city of Bellevue, BC is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Lake Washington Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer programming schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Seattle College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Computer Programming Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, North Seattle is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that programming majors at North Seattle take out is $19,504.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great place for computer programming students. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, programming majors at Portland Community College accumulate an average of around $24,882 in student debt.

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#6

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

College of Southern Nevada did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for computer programming students. It came in at #6 on the list. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

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Clover Park Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best computer programming programs. CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.

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University of Phoenix - California ranked #8 on this year’s Best Computer Programming Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, UOPX - California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that programming majors at UOPX - California take out is $32,424.

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#9

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for computer programming students. It came in at #9 on the list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Columbia Basin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for computer programming students. It came in at #10 on the list. CBC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pasco.

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Best Computer Programming Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 327
California 594
Oregon 79
Nevada 58
Alaska 0

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer programming has other similar majors worth exploring.

Programming Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Programming 8,750
App Specific Computer Programming 2,411
Computer Programming Certifications 278
Computer Programming, Specific Platforms 173
Computer Game Programming 169
Other Computer Programming 158

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 luis gomes.

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