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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,803 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for programming students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer Programming

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Our analysis found Bellevue College to be the best value school for computer programming students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BC are $9,594 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BC is ranked #3 for overall quality for programming in the Far Western US Region .

Full Computer Programming at Bellevue College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $10,146 per year.

LWTech also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

Read full report on Computer Programming at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Portland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,670 in tuition and fees each year. On average, programming graduates from Portland Community College take out $23,037 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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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 3 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 luis gomes.

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