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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$29,300 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$86,558 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Programming Master's Degree 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 Value Computer Programming Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Check out the programming master's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Computer Programming Master's Degree School

Our analysis found DigiPen Institute of Technology to be the best value school for computer programming students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Digipen is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Redmond.

Digipen graduate students pay an average of $29,300 in tuition and fees each year.

Digipen also made our Best Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.

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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 values are for the top school 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 luis gomes.

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